to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
handcart; wheelbarrow; baby walker
means of transportation; transport service
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to encamp; to take up positions
every person; each one; everybody
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
time in; making a move immediately (in a timed game of shogi, go, etc.)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
defense (esp. in sports); defence
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
in that way; like that; that way
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
right (to do something); authority; power
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
other side; opposite side; other party
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
just you wait and see (as a threat)
entrustment; leaning against; propping up
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play