rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
longing for others; wanting company
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
reopening; resumption; restarting
with a start; with a jump
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
recalculation; recalculate
Dragon King; promoted rook
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to give one's life; to lay down one's life