to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
and yet; despite (all) that
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
younger scholar; future reference
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
lost property; something dropped and left behind
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
eccentric; crank; oddball
match; game; bout; contest
loss; defeat; counter for losses
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
mature; becoming precocious
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another