to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to well up; to burst; to arise
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
in terms of; from the point of view of
decision of a contest; finals
to cheer on; to raise a shout
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to distract a person's attention
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
without trouble; easily; readily
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
throughout; all through; right through
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
(in) his way; peculiar to him
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
weak point; unskillfulness
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round