know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
playability; game-like quality
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
document case; letter tray
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
inspection; examination; survey
mission; delegation; transmission
environmental destruction
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
clear; distinct; evident; definite
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
simmering; (boiling) gently
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
under repair; out of service
powerful medicine; strong poison
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to be itching to do something
high tide; high water; full tide
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
proposed site; site chosen
to start working; to take action