having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
really; truly; indeed; good grief
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
what's what; heads or tails
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
as (for); for; in the capacity of
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
less than ...; smaller ...
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
something like ...; something called ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
professional shogi player; professional go player
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker