uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
discovery; detection; finding
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to shed light; to cast light
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
notice; attention; observation
appointment; assignment; promotion
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
when it becomes; when it comes to
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to pretend; to act (as if)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)