important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
society; the world; the times
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to be entwined; to be involved
thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to call a person's attention (to)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
twisting (thread, etc.); twisted yarn; twisted thread; twine
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
offense; offence; method of attack