careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
dated; date; fixed; external
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
selection; choice; picking out
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to thrust before; to thrust at
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
advance (to the next base)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
body and soul; mind and body
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
weather forecast; weather report
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
no game; game that is stopped before it can be considered an official game (e.g. due to rainout)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box