battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
condition; situation; prospects
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
as (for); for; in the capacity of
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
number; number plate; license plate
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention