strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
for example; for instance; e.g.
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
after tax income; net income
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
courage and resourcefulness
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
how; in what way; how about; questionable
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in good health; alive and well; going strong
(good fortune and happiness will come to) the home of those who smile
sudden change; complete change
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
enemy territory; hostile place
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
that is to say; so that means
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
long strips of decorative paper or leather attached to a matoi
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance