to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
dealing with; coping with
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
modesty; humility; being humble
to spend time (on doing something)
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
certainly; surely; definitely
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to breathe in and breathe out
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
very loose; slowly; leisurely