striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
deed; act; work; performance
question; inquiry; enquiry
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
command; lead; generalship; leadership
predicament; one's ground; one's position
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
five (long cylindrical things)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
general classification; broad categorization
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
toughness (of a material); tenacity; fracture toughness
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
power; might; authority; influence
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
ordinary person; unenlightened person
to be able to do; to be capable of doing