translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
the place for; the time for; the level of
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
protracted war; war of attrition
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
standing firm; holding out
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to anticipate; to foresee
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless