(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
night watch; night guard; night shift
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
having high information content; informative
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to