negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to knock down; to knock off
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to need; to call for; to require
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology