evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
(not) even once; (not) ever
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
counterattack; striking one's opponent immediately after defending an incoming attack
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
art of war; strategy; tactics
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
again; once more; a second time
to not believe one's ears
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
murder; homicide; manslaughter
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
medicine; medical art; medical skills
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
nothing but; none other than
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
protest; refutation; pleading
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery