flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
manner of using one's hands
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
three-of-a-kind (poker hand)
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
four-of-a-kind (poker hand)
war; battle; match; game; competition
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to become desperate; to give in to despair
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
whispering into a person's ear