lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to concern; to be related
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
silence (not speaking); muteness
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
consideration; taking into account
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
selection; choice; option
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to slide into; to slip into
wicked thought; wicked mind
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
fair and square; open and aboveboard
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
face; looks; vestiges; trace
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
craving; longing; thirsting
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
judgment; judgement; discernment
minimum; at the very least
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed