hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
king (of the senior player)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
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)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
should time and circumstances permit
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to look forward to something
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
meaning; significance; sense
sword inscribed with the name of the swordsmith
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)