(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
loser; defeated person; the defeated
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
unprecedented; never seen before
manly; masculine; like a man
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
great mountain; large mountain
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
I don't want to boast but
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
unanimous agreement; unanimity
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
second; number two; runner-up
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
height (of a person); stature
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
to lure out; to entice out
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat