strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game, opening moves, preparations, preparatory steps, arrangements, (laying the) groundwork (for)
石器【せっき】
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads), stone tool
石神【しゃくじん】
stone which is worshipped, image of a god in stone
一石【いっせき】
one game (of go)
試金石【しきんせき】
touchstone, Lydian stone, touchstone (e.g. of success), test, litmus test
金石【きんせき】
minerals and rocks, metal and stone utensils, epigraph