martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
short blade; small weapon; epigram; pithy saying
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
relation; connection; relevance
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
historical play; period drama
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
caption; headline; legend; subtitles (on a film or TV show)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through