good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cease; to stop; to be over
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
overall victory; championship
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
being the runner-up; finishing second
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
match; game; bout; contest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)