the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
how many years; how long; what year
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
why; how; for what reason
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
loser; defeated person; the defeated
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality