complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
how; in what way; by what means
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to sit for an examination
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Nihon Kiin (national go organization of Japan)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
arm; skill; efforts; ability
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not