collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to use and then throw away
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
acting ability; talent as a performer
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to talk; to chat; to chatter
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
as (for); for; in the capacity of
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
nice; likeable; desirable