careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
apologies for the crude food
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
in process; during execution; runtime
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to be perturbed; to be agitated
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to happen to have on hand or in stock
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to have confidence in one's own abilities
the right person in the right place
main purpose; primary objective
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
exactly as stated; verbatim
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
round shape; circle; circular form
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to trample; to crush underfoot
to force one's way through
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard