to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
scope; valid range; coverage
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
lethality; killing effectiveness
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
difficult to ...; hard to ...
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
maintenance; preservation; improvement
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
personal feelings; self-interest
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
attacker (esp. in volleyball)