imperial court; royal court
engineer; technical officer
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
alternately; by turns; one after the other
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
final; eventual; ultimate
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
number of articles; number of items; quantity
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
bishop (chess piece); bishop
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
king; king; king (chess piece)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
by means of; due to; because of; according to
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
degree of difficulty; difficulty level