glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to order; to command; to appoint
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(not) even once; (not) ever
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
osprey (Pandion haliaetus); fish hawk
Old World flycatcher (any bird of family Muscicapinae, esp. the typical flycatchers of subfamily Muscicapinae)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
offerings of food (to the gods)
school; proofreading; proof
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
cooking; food preparation
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
joints; points (of a speech)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
quick-witted; quick to understand