to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be embarrassed; to lose face
hiding one's embarrassment
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
apparent; obvious; very clear
overhasty; rash; premature
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
second-year student; biennial
school building; schoolhouse
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
pupil; student; schoolchild
special; particular; peculiar; unique
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
training; drill; practice; discipline
extermination; expulsion; destruction
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
antiquity; the previous era
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
strategist; tactician; schemer
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with