and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
with a collapse; with a slump
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
main cause; primary factor
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to push aside; to brush aside
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
power; might; authority; influence
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
frequency (of occurrence)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially