| 指す | to play (shogi) |
| 捌き | piece maneuver, resolution, clearing off |
| 捌く | to maneuver a piece, to clear off a piece, |
| 三間飛車 | Third File Rook, 3rd-file Rook |
| 持久戦 | slow game |
| 四間飛車 | Fourth File Rook, 4th-file Rook |
| 持将棋 | impasse |
| 下手 | handicap taker |
| 十字飛車 | cross rook |
| 終盤 | endgame |
| 将棋 | shogi, or Japanese chess |
| 定跡 | standard, joseki |
| 焦点の歩 | focus pawn |
| 序盤 | opening |
| 新手 | new move, novelty |
| 筋 | file |
| 筋違い角 | Wrong Diagonal Bishop |
| スズメ刺し | Spearing the Sparrow |
| 捨て駒 | sacrifice |
| 捨てる | to sacrifice |
| 素抜き | snatch |
| 隅 | corner |
| 先手 | black |
| 千日手 | repetition |
| 戦法 | opening,strategy |
| 総矢倉 | Complete Yagura |
| 底歩 | bottom pawn, anchor pawn |
| 袖飛車 | Sleeve Rook |
| 損得 | material balance |