trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
according to plan; as planned; on target
war situation; progress of a battle
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to burn with combativeness
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
inside; interior; inner part
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
serious; severe; grave; acute
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)