meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to use and then throw away
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books