to be hot on a person's heels
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
remaining quantity; residual quantity
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
heating power; thermal power; firepower
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)