direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
hooting; jeering; heckling
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to leave as it is; to defer
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
supreme leader; ultimate leader
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
summit meeting; top-level conference
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
riskiness; (level of) danger
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
decline; fall; decay; withering
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
moment by moment; hour by hour
to put one's life on the line
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
nice; good; well-executed
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
to lay aside; to set aside
counter for wheels and flowers
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick