sad to say; how sad; alas
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to blow off; to be blown off
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
outside of; not covered by
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
gossip; corner of the mouth
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to be on the right track; to go well
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
trivia; snippet of knowledge
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
in the end; at the end of the day
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)