omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
materials; data; document
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
from the beginning; from scratch
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
free translation; liberal translation
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
serious; not joking; straight
by myself; in person; by oneself
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be discouraged; to shrink from
main question; real issue at hand
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
study; research; investigation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
summer vacation; summer holiday
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
reaching; attaining; arrival
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment