skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to order; to command; to appoint
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
from the beginning; from scratch
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
chance; opportunity; occasion
meanwhile; in the meantime
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap