observation; survey; watching
commander; general; leader
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
all right; very well; okay; I got it
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
this sort of; this type of
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
every person; each one; everybody
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
leopard (Panthera pardus)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease