encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
on countless occasions; many a time
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
war; battle; match; game; competition
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
practice; practising; training; study
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
the place for; the time for; the level of
review (of learned material); revision
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
from the beginning; from scratch
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
when it becomes; when it comes to
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
reopening; resumption; restarting
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to some extent; to a certain extent
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation