grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
break; pause; interruption; intermission
to scrape off; to plane off
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
another thing; exception; special case
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to take command; to give direction
without thinking of the consequences
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
holding horizontally in one's mouth; holding on the side of one's mouth
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
decrease; diminution; loss; impairment
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
pioneer; settler; colonist
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to raise one's voice; to shout
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
throw; throwing; throwing event
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
jaw joint; temporomandibular joint; TMJ
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue