to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
record high; all-time high
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
economical; efficient; lean; compact
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
this (very thing); this precisely
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
germination; germ; sprout; early sign; beginning; starting to appear
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
much less; to say nothing of
contest; comparison; competition
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
environment; surroundings; circumstances
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
like a decent person; human
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
invitation; introduction; temptation
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective