bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strategist; tactician; schemer
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
worst-ever; history's worst
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
periodic; regular; routine
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
means; way; method; measure
turmoil; chaos; confusion
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
straying; wandering (off course)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to press a question; to cross-examine