(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
move; (skilled) shogi player
outside the country; abroad
exaltation; elevation; enhancement; promotion; raising
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
regulars; regular soldiers
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
to say; to tell; to state; to do
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
your body; your health; yourself; you
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
several minutes; a few minutes
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
Ministry of War (Tang dynasty China)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
carrying voice; well-projected voice
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither