martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
neijia (Chinese martial arts style); internal martial arts
lawyer; legalism (school of Chinese philosophy)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
outline; survey; compendium
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
distinguished service; meritorious service
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
beyond imagination; unimaginable
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother