or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
is that so?; I see; right; oh
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to put into effect; to put into practice
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
along; parallel to; in accordance with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this