countermeasure; counter-measure
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
one more time; once more; once again
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
not necessarily so; is not always true
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
ability; capability; skill
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
military forces; hosts; troops
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.