wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
older sister and younger brother
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
superior; superiors; senior
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
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)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
shooting range; firing range
under development; in development
interest (in something); enthusiasm
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
disinheritance; disowning
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997); Teng Hsiao-p'ing
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark