artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
impression; strong belief; conviction
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
representative; exemplary; model
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
advance; moving forward; progress
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
don't you think?; indicates question
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
modesty; humility; being humble
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
a few years ago; some years back