surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
final game; final games; the finals
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
tag (children's game); tig
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to repeat; to do over again
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
war; battle; match; game; competition
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
again; once more; a second time
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
evil eye; magical eye; eye with supernatural powers
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
survival; survivor; relic
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
artificial intelligence; AI
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
retainer; attendant; escort
just; right; pure; genuine; truth