(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
self-determination; suicide
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
man; male; masculine gender
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
father; dad; husband; you; he
to employ; to hire; to charter
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Niigata (city, prefecture)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
strong sake; firewater; rotgut
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move