grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
hand used like a sword in striking
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
half a point (esp. in go)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to give; to do (something) for
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
choices; alternatives; options
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
decision; settlement; definition
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext