position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
(shooting up) one after another; (sprouting up) all over the place; (growing) rapidly
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
such ... as; or some such
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
27th day of the month; 27 days
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
crystal glass; lead glass
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to order; to command; to appoint
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort