carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
indescribable; inexpressible
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
to rearrange; to resequence
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
difficult to ...; hard to ...
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
returning tit for tat; retaliating
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to gain experience; to get accustomed (with something)
without cause; without reason
late at night; at a late hour
in the end; at the end of the day
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
even if ...; even supposing that ...
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
array; muster; line-up; full force
to check; to stop; to keep back