suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
resignation; giving up the game for lost
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
knight; keima; knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to become inverted; to become reversed
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
occurrence; happening; incident; event
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
in process; during execution; runtime
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
misjudgment; misjudgement
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to fight against; to oppose; to face
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age