standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to gather; to collect; to assemble
group; bunch; crowd; group
to do someone in; to bump someone off
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
dirty work; unpleasant task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)