dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to live through; to survive
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
essence; true nature; substance; reality
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
while; even though; despite
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
pretension; conceit; hubris
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
the whole day; all the day
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
chief; main; principal; major
transport; transportation
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
command; lead; generalship; leadership
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on