emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
Chinese martial arts; kung fu; wushu; kenpō (martial arts); kempo
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
done; just done; just finished
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
backstep (dancing, sports); set-back (motorcycle) footrests
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...