captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
reason for being; raison d'être
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
quantity or volume of water
upward adjustment; upward revision
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
demonstration; manifestation; protest
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
one's way (ahead); one's path
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
as you see; as you can see
direct unforked road; straight path
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
self-praise; praising oneself
penetration; permeation; transmission
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
to have a long life; to live a long time
augmentability; extensibility; scalability; expandability
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
half flush; winning hand containing one suit and honor tiles
to sink (into); to get depressed
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
favorable influence; favourable influence
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
output (electrical, signal, etc.)