race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track); ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
black stone; black (go pieces)
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
concussion (of the brain)
electronic massager; mechanical massager; massager; massaging tool; vibrator
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
ringing; throbbing violently
in a day; in a brief space of time
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
groundwork; solidifying the fundamentals; training of the basics
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
compressibility; compression ratio
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
next; next person; (arch.) room adjoining a noble's parlor
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
right beside; close to; nearby
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
tendency; trend; inclination
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh