this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
artificial intelligence; AI
artificial intelligence; AI
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
consecutive victories; series of victories
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
young person; youth; young
genius; prodigy; natural gift
professional shogi player; professional go player
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
war; battle; match; game; competition
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
don't you think?; indicates question
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important