on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to get back into shape; to retrain; to rebuild; to reschool
bluish sheen; steel-blue sheen
stomach (esp. a pig's stomach or a cow's rumen); pork stomach
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
many; numerous; various; large number of
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
plural; multiple; plural (number)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
hey; listen; look here; I say
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
same text; same wording; same script; same language
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders