advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
simple honesty; tactless frankness
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
carriage; movement (of the body)
choker (type of necklace)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination