strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
taolu (Chinese martial arts forms); martial arts routine
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
master swordsman; skilled fencer
sanda; sanshou; Chinese boxing; Chinese kickboxing
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
inside pocket; bosom; (one's) real intentions; inner thoughts; true state of affairs
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
stamp (in Chinese martial arts); stomp
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
extreme excitement; sidesplitting laughter
Hua Jin; technique in Chinese martial arts of absorbing or redirecting an opponent's attack
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
mineral vein; underground water channel
absorption; suction; attraction
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
counter for spindles; weight (for scales)
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words