defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
staying the night; lodging (at)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
loser; defeated person; the defeated
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
rating; ranking; grading; classification
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
downer (dispiriting person or thing); killjoy; gloomy feeling; downer (drug; esp. a barbiturate); depressant
general; overall; across-the-board
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
ill will; malice; evil intent
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation; post
retiring from military service
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
as you can imagine; as imagined