to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be found; to be discovered
intelligence gathering; information gathering
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
complicated and mysterious
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
in one's own way or style
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
special; particular; peculiar; unique
disease; ailment; illness
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation