uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to lie down; to throw oneself down
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to collapse; to flop (onto)
being startled; getting a shock
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
both (people); the two of them
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
build; physique; frame; constitution
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
chilly; unpleasantly cold
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
absolutely; positively; decidedly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
assertion; declaration; affirmation
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress