to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
waiting room; duty room; standby room
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to commit a crime; to do evil
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
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
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
pulsation; pulsatory motion
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch