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Zach

1発目のローキックはこの布石か!?

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発目 ローキック この 布石

English Translation

The first low kick was the set-up for this!?

Furigana

発目(はつめ)のローキックはこの布石(ふせき)か!?

Romanji

Ichi hatsume no ro-kikku wa kono fuseki ka!?

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ローキック (ローキック、ロー・キック)
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
布石 (ふせき)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: フ、 ぬの
Meanings: linen, cloth, spread, distribute
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone