normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
end; close; conclusion; termination
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
draw (in competition); tie game
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
continuation; succession; series
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
for example; for instance; e.g.
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
interruption; suspension; break
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan