tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
protracted war; war of attrition
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
twice; again; second time
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
the orders of one's ruler
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
terse; concise; simple and clear
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
impossible; unlikely; improbable
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
colonization; colonisation
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to watch steadily; to stare
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
shyness; bashfulness; shame
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known