to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to come face to face (with)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
each (every) time; whenever
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
stroke (of a racket, in swimming, etc.)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
various places; several sources
calculated; premeditated; considered
to harm; to cause harm to
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to flare up; to burst into flames