barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
bishop (chess piece); bishop
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
one's physical safety; personal security
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
silence; stillness; quietness
military forces; hosts; troops
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
armor and helmet (armour)
dozens; scores of; decades
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
letting (someone) die without helping
however; having said that; but
useless resistance; vain struggle
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden