bloodsucking; sucking blood
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
way of speaking; intimation
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
sanchin; fundamental karate kata focusing on breathing, stability, and body hardening
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
just who do you think you are?
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
gossip; corner of the mouth
big talk; boasting; bragging
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
rope; cord; policeman's rope
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
none of your business; not your concern
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)