characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to be transparent; to show through
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand