inexpert or untrained eyes
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
build; physique; frame; constitution
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
technique; art; skill; move
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
war situation; progress of a battle
to take a breath; to take a short rest
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife