literally; to the letter; literal
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to forget to say; to forget to mention
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to begin; to set about; to start
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
in a day; in a brief space of time
to boost; to force up; to push up
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
riskiness; (level of) danger
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
to move forward; to move on
figure eight; figure of eight
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
ninth day of the month; nine days
business district; office complex
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)