sacrificial opponent; jobber (in wrestling); foil; weak player brought in to make the opponent appear stronger
to keep (a person) waiting
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
remaining quantity; residual quantity
different thing; another question; different case
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
natural virtue; personal virtue
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to be nearing death; to be dying
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
impersonation; personification
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
proving ground; test site
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
information leak; data breach
to run about; to rush about
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
bygones; the past; past event
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune