capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
war situation; progress of a battle
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
time; season; period; phase; stage
neighbourhood; neighborhood
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
senior high school; high school
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
other; another; over; more than; I; me
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)