to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
both hands; both arms; ten
to take a breath; to take a short rest
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
small number; few; minority
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
caravan; group of people touring to sell, investigate, etc.
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
little by little; bit by bit
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
3rd day of the month; three days
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
place; position; location; position; standing; status
(large) house; residence; mansion
here and there; everywhere