to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
largest class; top category
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
price; cost; value; worth; value
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
preface; introduction; preamble
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to serve; to work for; to attend
jewel; precious stone; gem
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
3000; three thousand; many
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
general mobilization; general mobilisation
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...