innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
forevermore; for eternity
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
deceptive methods; questionable means
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
tactician; strategist; master swordsman
good; goodness; right; virtue
sincere; honest; faithful
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to chase; to run after; to pursue
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate