thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
playability; game-like quality
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
tag (children's game); tig
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(the principle of) nonresistance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
recently; lately; these days
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
carefree; free from worry
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
still; even now; to this day
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to become possible; to become able to (do)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
complete; whole; perfect; safe
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to mix; to stir; to blend
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to shake one's head (in denial)
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path