acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
bygones; the past; past event
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to find oneself in deep trouble; to be deep in the shit
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
to think too much; to be over-concerned
priority; order of precedence
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(brute) force; using all one's might
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
probability; likelihood; chances
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
good things come to those who wait
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly