stochastic; probabilistic
immersion; being absorbed in
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
hundred points; perfect mark
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
telephone book; telephone directory
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
self-analysis; autoanalysis
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
contrived; false-sounding
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
still; as yet; as it has been
enumeration; citation; listing
number of articles; quantity
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
first month of the lunar calendar; January
second month of the lunar calendar
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
number of characters; number of letters
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
surface of a board or record
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to raise one's voice; to shout
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily