mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
regulation; adjustment; control
to collect; to assemble; to gather
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
charred; burnt black; scorched black
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation