on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
apparent; obvious; very clear
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
war; battle; match; game; competition
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
in the same way as; just like
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
observation; survey; watching
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
fresh; (liquid) non-dairy creamer; coffee whitener
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to make coffee; to brew coffee
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be entwined; to be involved
concealment; suppression; hiding
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
sitting with one's legs out to one side
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by