to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to be hesitant; to feel timid
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
two times; twice; two degrees
sword strike; sword slash
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
accumulation; accumulate; store
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
perception; sensing; noticing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to suffer; to groan; to be worried