fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
error; mistake; slip; bug
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
first impression; immediate thought
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
two parts; two copies; the second part
bu; traditional unit of area, approx. 3.31 square metres; commission; percentage; exactly; precisely
minister (of a government department)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
(primarily in shogi or go) response; countermeasure; counter-measure
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to put someone to work; to make someone work
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
with a broad grin; smirking
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
damage taken; damage received; incoming damage
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice