losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
chess problem; composed shogi problem
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to sustain a serious wound
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
(judo) foot technique; footwork
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
somersault; looping-the-loop
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to launch a surprise attack
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
confusion; distraction; derangement
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
otherwise; or else; if not
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour