finishing blow; coup de grâce
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
once upon a time; a long time ago
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to lose sight of; to miss
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
dark clouds; black clouds
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
power; authority; influence
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mechanism; organization; organisation
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
regulation; adjustment; control
eternal; unlimited; endless
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
way; method; means; (technical) specification
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known