定石 じょうせき
jōseki

Noun

1. standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; formula

それは定石 じょうせき とうりというだけで、手 いたわけではないのです。
sorewa jōsekidōrito iudakede teo nuita wakedewa nai nodesu.
That's just standard practise, it's not like they're cutting corners.
Noun

2. joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)

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