if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(not) even once; (not) ever
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
meeting hall; assembly hall
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
study; research; investigation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
class-A; A class; A grade
professional shogi player; professional go player
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
selection; choice; option
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to move forward; to move on