selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
blunder; slip; error; error
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
far sight and deep design
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
surprise victory; upset; coup
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
exaltation; emotional uplift
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
trusting too much; overestimating ability
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
external cause; external origin; exogenous cause
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
whatever (the case may be)
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
everything one does; whatever one does
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
village headman; village mayor
to erase all trace of something
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
reduction by half; halving
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten