trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
superiority; predominance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
sword skills; swordsmanship
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to be conspicuous; to stand out
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
white-coloured skin; vitiligo; leucoderma; leukoderma
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
abusive language; violent language; wild words
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble