to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
cut end; section; opening; slit
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
promotion; raising of status
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
support; backing; patronage
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
the lower classes; the common people
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
regarding highly; attaching importance to
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
nervousness; oversensitivity
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
almost (did); nearly (did)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
commitment; pledge; promise
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to bite off; to gnaw through
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
exemption; exoneration; discharge
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)