conference room; council room
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
household economy; family finances
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
human; human-like; as a person
quarrel; dispute; argument
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning