to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
leaving one's objective incomplete; leaving one's ambition unfulfilled; being unable to achieve one's goal
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to cry and shout; to scream
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
notice; attention; observation
roaming; loitering; wandering; to be able to loiter; to be able to roam
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
scale; scope; plan; structure
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
offense and defense; offence and defence
classical form of martial art
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
evaporation; dispersion; dissipation
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)