battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
picking; collecting; harvesting
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
still; as yet; as it has been
to be reminded of; to call to mind
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
extensive; vast range; wide scope
remaining quantity; residual quantity
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
weird; strange; mysterious
frequency (of occurrence)
be (that) as it may; having said that
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to pile up; to accumulate
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
failure; abortive (attempt, action)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
this world; this life; this generation; present day
red-hot iron; gunfire; gambling; violent-tempered
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)