(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
sales message; sales copy
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
rational; reasonable; logical
usage; way to use; utilization
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
Persian (language); Farsi
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
origin; beginning; source; rise
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
increase in speed, acceleration
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
national border; provincial border
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing