to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
battle formation; military formation
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
at a glance; at first sight
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to triumph; to be elated with success
verbal promise; one's word
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
murder; killing; murderer
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
by sheer strength; by brute force