on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
war situation; progress of a battle
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to challenge (a person) to a fight
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
(not) even once; (not) ever
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
somehow; for some reason or other
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph