to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
war; battle; match; game; competition
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
opposite side; opposition
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
of course; certainly; naturally
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tank (military vehicle); chariot
final; eventual; ultimate
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
from the viewpoint of; according to
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
now that; since; so long as; because
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion