to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
all; entire; whole; altogether
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
technique; art; skill; move
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
posture; position; stance
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
end; close; conclusion; termination
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
don't you think?; indicates question
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
handicap match; handicap race