top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
two persons; two people; pair; couple
professional shogi player; professional go player
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
proposal; offer; request; application
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
Hon'inbou Shuusai (1874.6.24-1940.1.18)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
study; research; investigation
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grand master of the game of go
secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition); Honinbo Tournament
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
care; precaution; guarding; caution
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
outside a gate; beyond one's area of expertise
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation