tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
special; particular; peculiar; unique
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
European magpie (Pica pica)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
adds force or indicates command
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
so; like this; in this way
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather