sense of values; values; value system
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to carry around; to carry on one's person
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
remarkable; striking; obvious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
staying the night; lodging (at)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
loser; defeated person; the defeated
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
rating; ranking; grading; classification
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant
general; overall; across-the-board
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
ill will; malice; evil intent
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle