dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
two (long cylindrical things)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
professional shogi player; professional go player
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
scoring in succession (points, sets, etc.)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
complete victory; total victory
playing shogi with a handicap of the rook and bishop; participating in a contest while missing key players, pieces, etc.
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to become fraught with emotion
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
specialization; specialisation
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
prefix for forming ordinal numbers