skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to have no chance (of succeeding)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
second arrow; second move; second step
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to continue to do; to persist in doing
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
anything and everything; just about everything
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
closely; tightly; clingingly
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
later on; eventually; afterwards