to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
battlefield; battleground
one by one; one each; one at a time
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to finish reading; to read through
beyond this point; from now on; after this
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to spend time (on doing something)
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be too numerous; to be too much
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo