crazy; mad; devoid of reason
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
variation; rogue (something)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
literature; books (reference); document
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
starting point; starting line
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
surface of a board or record
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
professional shogi player; professional go player
mediocrity; ordinary ability
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
money-making; earning money
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to repent; to be penitent