red line; line in the sand; red line (ice hockey); center line; centre line
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
secretary; councillor; councilor
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
wheat straw; barley straw
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
submarine; submersible vessel
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
great swordsman; master fencer
putting life into; animating; cheering up
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
water (hydraulic) pressure
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)