to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
cushion; pillow; mattress
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
quality (of a product or a service)
very great; enormous; serious
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
commander; commanding officer; CO
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
each (every) time; whenever
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
that kind; competition; match
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
sharing; division; draw; tie
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
prompt; immediate; in real time
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
by your leave; with your permission