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dilemma; predicament

2

24 hours; twenty-four hours

1

bodyguard; escort

1

assassination

1

to gain a victory; to win

1

professional shogi player; professional go player

1

proud; lordly

1

kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable

1

commander; commanding officer; CO

1

sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

3

pawn

1

bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand

1

commander; general; leader

1

go (board game)

1

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

1

gold general

1

silver general

1

king (of the senior player)

2

to survive

1

game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)

1

abrupt; sudden

1

modest; humble

1

the throne; the crown

3

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

2

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

1

victory or defeat; victory and defeat

1

win; victory

2

lawless area; lawless district

1

battlefield; battleground

2

apt to (do); liable to; prone to

1

vacant post; vacancy; post in name only

2

pair

1

precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha

1

instinctive; instinctual

1

derailment; digression; deviation

1

custom

2

shogi piece

1

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

1

merely for form's sake

1

outline; summary; argument

1

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

2

kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous

2

cover; lid; cap

1