to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
exchange of blows; long rally
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
payment of a sum twice the original; giving back a gift double the value of the one received; repaying twofold; inflicting a revenge twice as hurtful (painful, costly, etc.) as the original misdeed
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
composite; combined; complex
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
Okinawan kobudo; traditional martial arts of the Ryukyu Islands
derivation; development; offshoot
close quarters combat; CQC
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
bajiquan (Chinese martial art)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
palm heel; heel of the palm
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
heaven and earth; top and bottom
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
feedback (on a product, person's performance, etc.); feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much