blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
many people; a large number of people
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
limbs; arms and legs; body
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to count on one's fingers
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
ordinary; in the past; usual; regular
threat; intimidation; menace
intimidation; threat; bluster
loading; charging; filling
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense