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
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
sword; blade; single stroke
to escape from; to get out
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
shout of victory; cry of triumph
willpower; energy; vitality
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
cheering group; cheering squad
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
name recognition; established reputation
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
human resources; man-power resources
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)