strength training; resistance training; muscle-building
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
technique; art; skill; move
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
both hands; both arms; ten
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
striking effect (e.g. of a remedy); dramatic results; special effect; special effects; SFX
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
upper half of the body; upper body
lower half of the body; nether parts
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)