only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in that way; thus; so; so?
as you see; as you can see
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
early stages (of a game); opening phase
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be hesitant; to feel timid
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
duty; function; office; mission; task
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
method; process; manner; way; means; technique