clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to look around; to survey
discovery; detection; finding
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
everyday life; daily life
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to lose sight of; to miss
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
essence; true nature; substance; reality
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to find out; to discover; to locate
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
long-awaited; much-awaited
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
somehow; somewhat; seemingly