strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
firm promise; definite promise
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to split; to be split; to splinter
conventional forces; conventional military forces
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
installment; instalment; premium; bill
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
control of the air; air supremacy
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to hammer out the details; to work out details
one's own handwriting; autograph
character evaluation; profile
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
inspection; examination; check
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to change configuration (e.g. electrical wiring); to reconfigure
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion; being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength
everything working out as desired