move (in shogi, chess, etc.)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
counterattack (kendo, judo, etc.); reversal technique
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; right side (go, chess, othello board)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
process; course; mechanism
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
attacking each other; capturing race (e.g. in go); mutual attack
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
surface of a board or record
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
verbalizing; putting into words
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
looking on; remaining a spectator
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for