victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
establishment; settlement
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
playability; game-like quality
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
the following week; the next week
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
manifestation; public show; showing conspicuously
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
flat out (of); completely empty; out of money; penniless; broke
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer