standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
head start; initiative; preemption
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lifting (a child) high up in the air
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
perfect; complete; flawless
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to repeat; to do something over again
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
extermination; annihilation
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)