fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
front and back; before and behind; before and after
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
had better ...; had better not ...
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
high and low; rise and fall
such; like that; that sort of; very
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
beginning; outset; first; onset
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(judo) foot technique; footwork
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
gray zone; grey zone; gray area
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to collapse into; to flop onto
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)