lack of information; data deficiency
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to blow off; to be blown off
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
(not) even once; (not) ever
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
to look down on; to make light of
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
chess problem; composed shogi problem
to take (be in) charge of
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss