katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
step; stride; counter for steps
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
difference; variation; difference
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
war situation; progress of a battle
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
commander; commanding officer; CO
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
vicious circle; vicious cycle
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
observation; survey; watching
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
besides; in addition; also; moreover
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky