precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
planning; project; plan; design
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
death penalty; capital punishment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
surely; certainly; without doubt
person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
in perfect form; going swimmingly
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
favorable influence; favourable influence
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat