dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
presence; sitting with; being with
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
professional shogi player; professional go player
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
how can (one) do something
switching over to; migration; transition
monthly publication; monthly issue
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
handful; small amount; small number
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
really; truly; indeed; good grief
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to refuse; to decline; to deny
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.