delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
advanced level; high grade; senior
emperor (of Japan); mikado
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
several shots; several blows
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
dozens; scores of; decades
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall