living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
-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
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to get going; to start off
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to chase; to run after; to pursue
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
tenon; cog; dovetail; pivot
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
possible; probable; likely
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to start shouting; to break out
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
succession; continuation; series; sequence
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
near; nearby; not far off
to approach; to draw near