to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
submersion; inundation; being flooded
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
in one's own way or style
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
word; term; language; speech
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
reopening; resumption; restarting
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to make a mistake; to blunder
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any