previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to give directions; to issue instructions
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
hand; handball (soccer foul)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
planned; scheduled; systematic
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day