tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
evident; plain; distinct; clear
denting; buckling; giving (in); bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; bowing and scraping
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
more than usual; especially; particularly
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
after the end (of something)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
hit-and-run tactics; striking and immediately retreating
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
willpower; energy; vitality
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
(Chinese) merchant caravan
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing