slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
successively; one after another
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
while; during; performed in this condition
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
long day (esp. of spring)
time; season; period; phase; stage
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
retention; maintenance; preservation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
being frank; going so far as to say
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
for example; for instance; e.g.
many; much; plenty; hardly
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
after tax income; net income
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
courage and resourcefulness
how; in what way; how about; questionable