cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
to become better; to improve
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
one grain; one drop; one bead
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
transparency; degree of clearness
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
order; directive; instructions; command
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to put into effect; to put into practice
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
input; (data) entry; typing
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field