strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
knowing; (an) acquaintance
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to summon; to get used to call
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
honor; honour; credit; prestige
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to attempt; to test; to try out
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
in turns; alternately; in order
not necessarily so; is not always true
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
pair; the two; both persons; both things
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin