preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
sports-minded; sports-oriented
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
parents and siblings; one's relatives
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
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)
(science of) agriculture; agricultural science
diversion to military use
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
packing (something) in a bag; bagging
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to walk away; to walk off
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
legendary; fabled; fabulous