point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
parallel parking; roadside parking
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
technique; art; skill; move
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)