surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
graph paper; section paper
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to get tired of seeing; to get tired of looking at
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
pale; pallid; bluish-white
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway