around the world; throughout the world
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
professional shogi player; professional go player
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
polite; courteous; hospitable
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to look forward to something
being startled; getting a shock
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
main; principal; chief; primary; major
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to collect; to assemble; to gather
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
first thing in the morning
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
otherwise; or else; if not
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
unique; peculiar; singular
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
talking while standing; standing around talking
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
one-by-one; separately; in detail
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to take; to catch; to capture
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)