to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to leap back; to jump back
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
sphere; circle; range; category
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
freely; right and left; as one pleases
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
conduct; behavior; behaviour
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to launch a surprise attack
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
first match (in a series)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
trembling with excitement
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start