to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to be prolonged; to drag on
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
while; during; while; although; all; both
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
all things in nature; the whole creation
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fold (one's) arms; to stand by and do nothing; to look on passively
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify