(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
profitable plan; good plan
ideally; if one were to wish for more
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
direct unforked road; straight path
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
article for everyday use; domestic article
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
whispered conversation; whispering
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
is never the case; has never happened
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
endurance; perseverance; patience
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle