knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
war; battle; match; game; competition
probability; likelihood; chances
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
king (of the senior player)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
the best medicine (i.e. sake)
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
feng (male Chinese firebird)
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
uncle (younger than one's parent)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
near oneself; close to one; familiar
identifiable; personalized
Dragon King; promoted rook
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
understanding person; supporter