above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
contest of strength; trial of strength
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
support; backing; aid; assistance
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
guardian; protector; patron; parent
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
arm; skill; efforts; ability
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
semi-transparent; translucent
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday