diversion to military use
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
packing something in a bag; bagging
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to walk away; to walk off
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
narrow; thin (sized); slender
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
legendary; fabled; fabulous
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
as a child; when one was a child
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
in that way; like that; that way
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
grand; far-reaching; ambitious