better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
senior high school student
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
how long; how far; how much
curiosity; inquisitiveness
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
difficult to ...; hard to ...
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats