yearning; longing for; deep affection
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
powerful medicine; strong poison
to affect; to impact; to influence
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
here and there; in places
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
talking about memories; reminiscences
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
separate; scattered; apart