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chess

4

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

19

rook; hisha

3

shogi; Japanese chess

4

surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record

4

game; sport

4

main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject

3

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

4

to defeat

2

unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable

3

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

1

sports-minded; sports-oriented

1

persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

13

class; short course

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

3

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

1

parents and siblings; one's relatives

1

aggressive; pushy; in-your-face

1

receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)

3

(science of) agriculture; agricultural science

6

engineering

3

diversion to military use

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away

1

packing (something) in a bag; bagging

2

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

to walk away; to walk off

1

record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

3

to renew old friendship

1

hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary

2

narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

1

treasure

4

being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior

6

being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face

1

male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute

7

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

3

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of

5

way of living

1

to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)

1

gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

1

symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation

5

major piece; heavy piece

2

legendary; fabled; fabulous

1

bench

1

taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass

1

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

1

smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd

1