hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
pointing out; identification
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
imperial throne; the Crown
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
win-loss records (between two participants)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
king (of the junior player)
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
together; mutually; fellow
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to attack; to assault; to assail
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack