first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
to push aside; to brush aside
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
two (long cylindrical things)
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
surface of a board or record
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
space (room, area, outer space)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to press against each other; to huddle together
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
move (in shogi, chess, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
results; record; grades; marks
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
fair and square; open and aboveboard
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life