valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
another attempt; another try; second attempt
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
feel (of a material); texture
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to bury; to embed; to implant
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
many; numerous; various; large number of
that is to say; so that means
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
little by little; bit by bit
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden