left side; left-hand side
heap; pile; stack; full measure
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
end of a match; end of a game
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
resignation; giving up the game for lost
intersection on a go board; grid layout (e.g. of streets); grid pattern
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to lose a closely fought contest
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
simply put; putting it simply; in short
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up