one's style of playing shogi or go
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
a real man would (shut up and) ...
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
tone (of voice); manner of talking
opposite; reverse; contrary
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
surface of a board or record
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
outside of; not covered by
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because