government official; public official
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
this and that; one thing or another
successively; one after another
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
since when; from when; how long
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
isolation; being alone; being friendless
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
move; (skilled) shogi player
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
reasoning; logic; persuasion
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
loss; defeat; counter for losses
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
banknote; bill; note; paper money
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
affable; sociable; friendly
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...