omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
construction at top speed
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
verbalizing; putting into words
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sinking; submerging; sinker; weight
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
at first; initially; in the beginning
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)