to burrow through; to dig through
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
turning sideways; landscape orientation
fertile; rich; productive
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
leading; guiding; commanding
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
straining (with physical exertion); crying; groaning; huffing and puffing
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
powdered; powdery; pulverized
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
summer vacation; summer holiday
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
natto (fermented soybeans)
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface