whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
covert action; covert operations
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
demesne; estate; private land; private property
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
long time; long interval; for quite some time
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
depravity; corruption; degradation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on