static rook opening; strategy of leaving the rook in its initial position
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to attack each other; to launch assaults on each other
powerless; helpless; incompetent
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint