oracle; revelation; divine message
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
most difficult; next to impossible
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
composite; combined; complex
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
sword; blade; single stroke
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage