political measures; policy
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
opposite side; opposition
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to discuss; to talk together
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
abuse; misuse; perversion
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to push aside; to push one's way through
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
black stone; black (go pieces)
random; unintentional; unintended
elliptical shape; oval shape
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
(scrutinizing) carefully; (examining) thoroughly; (looking at) closely
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)