to check; to stop; to keep back
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
largest class; top category
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
preface; introduction; preamble
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to serve; to work for; to attend
jewel; precious stone; gem
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
3000; three thousand; many
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model