standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
metallic sound; metallic clank
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to surge; to well up; to gush out
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
fixed; obvious; commonplace
offense and defense; offence and defence
selection; choice; option
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
whichever one chooses; either way
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
war situation; progress of a battle
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)