on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
king (of the senior player)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
manner of using one's hands
good wine makes good blood; sake is the best of all medicines
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
feng (male Chinese firebird)
will not do; do not; does not
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to show signs of; to appear
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
near oneself; close to one; familiar
identifiable; personalized
Dragon King; promoted rook
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
audience; spectator; spectators
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
(doing something) in tears