to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
other than; excluding; without
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
the same; the said; likewise
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
chief; main; principal; major
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
attacking each other; capturing race (e.g. in go); mutual attack
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
power map; power structure; power relationships
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
white stone; white (go pieces)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way