king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
skill; dexterity; proficiency
step; stride; counter for steps
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to lose sight of; to miss
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
back side; back end; posterior; rear
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to fight with swords; to cross swords
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
war; battle; match; game; competition
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
short distance; short range; short-haul
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing