ineffective move (in go or shogi); wasted move
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
entering of a king (into opponent's territory)
please take care of yourself; please be careful not to... (concerning one's health or well-being)
cover charge; admission fee; room rental (fee)
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
move (in shogi, chess, etc.)
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
diploma; licence; license
Java water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica); Japanese parsley
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
quitting while one is ahead
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
making a killing; making easy money; robbery
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)