detour; circumvention; turning movement
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
well done!; impressive!; not bad!
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
quick firing; rapid firing
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
way out; means to escape; escape route
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
in its entirety; whole; wholly
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
class; heading; group; category
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler