white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
prescribed form (of writing); format
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
about; on; regarding; per; for every
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
at that time; in those days
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
now; the present time; just now; another; more
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
our country; our land; one's own country
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
don't you think?; indicates question
independent state; independent nation
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...