awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
safe; vault; storage cabinet
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
outside the country; abroad
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
alone; unaided; away from home
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
man; male; masculine gender
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
good-quality; superior in quality
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
famous sword; excellent sword
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to have time free; to have time to spare
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll