good policy; wise policy; best plan
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
Western person; Westerner
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
gradually; slowly but steadily
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
motive power; driving force
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
entry; going into; approach
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
colored pencil; coloured pencil
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to play a central role; to take a leading part
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
four-letter word (esp. in English)
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative