starting point; starting line
to show one's affection; to express one's love
to remember; to keep in mind
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
button (clothing); push-button
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to pay attention; to be watchful
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
phantom; vision; illusion
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
establishment; settlement
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
opposite side; opposition