to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
life; living; I; me; student
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
declaration of war; proclamation of war
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
template; run of the mill; formulaic
postage; communications expenses
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base