black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to attack; to assault; to assail
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
cherry blossom (colour, color)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
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)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
bet; wager; stake; gamble
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to cut corners; to be shoddy
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)