guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
sitting opposite each other
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
punishment; judgement; judgment
cave; cavern; peak; summit
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
to finish; to complete; to understand
inside a jar; coward; timid person
sacrum; sacral bone; hermitry; appearance of a hermit; unworldliness
as if; the very thing itself
to play (a stringed instrument)
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
carving with a knife; handiwork done with a knife; cheap trick; simple trickery; petty stratagem
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
white stone; white (go pieces)
black stone; black (go pieces)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
one's own effort; doing single-handedly; a game (of go, shogi, etc.); a match; a dance; a (musical) composition
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grand master of the game of go
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
balmy breeze; summer breeze