beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
curse; spell; malediction
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
nice; likeable; desirable
sincere; honest; faithful
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
planning; project; plan; design
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
as if nothing had happened
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
difficult to ...; hard to ...
class; heading; group; category
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative