at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
funeral; burial; condolence
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
at; in; at; when; by; with
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
at first; in the beginning; originally
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
person killed in action; the war dead
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
lineage; pedigree; family line
presumption; assumption; estimation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)