to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
wife who lives elsewhere but regularly visits her husband
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
while; during (the time when)
to attract someone with food
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
from the beginning; from scratch
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
male instincts; male frivolity
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to follow another's example
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
foolhardy; reckless; fearless
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
professional shogi player; professional go player
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)