opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
behind; in the rear; in back
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
snake eyes (dice); double ones
almost; roughly; approximately
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
surface of a board or record
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
look!; there!; here!; that is
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
genuine article; real thing; real deal
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in