strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
role-playing; roleplaying
a rival horse or candidate
to overflow from something full
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
flour; meal; powder; dust
my personal (e.g. opinion)
to pry; to prize; to prise
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
nonsensical or offensive reply (on Twitter)
private account (esp. on Twitter); account on a social networking service that can only be viewed by approved followers
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
macron (diacritical mark)
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
government office; agency; board
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to have the nerve to; to be bastard enough to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
big catch (fishing); good haul
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)