(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
3000; three thousand; many
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to strengthen; to fortify; to secure
important place; strategic point; critical location
fortress; stronghold; citadel
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
room to let; room for rent
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
offensive (movement); aggression
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)