to show; to bare (the teeth)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
flight; escape; running away; flying high
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to shade an account; to add something extra
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
what sort of; what kind of; what way
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
commitment; pledge; promise
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
tool; implement; means; furniture
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning