surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
fuga (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
(the two persons' sides) being evenly matched in ability
to glare at each other; to confront each other
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
softly; mildly; gently; politely
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern