standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
military officer; naval officer
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
one by one; one after another; successively
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
consideration; taking into account
much less; to say nothing of
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring