伏ふせ石いし

noun

laying stones flat (in gardens)

Refers to the technique of placing stones flat on the ground in Japanese gardens, often contrasted with 立て石 (upright stones).

See also: 立て石

• 日本にほん庭てい園えんでは、伏ふせ石いしと立たて石いしを組くみ合あわせて景けい観かんを作つくります。

  In Japanese gardens, flat-laid stones and upright stones are combined to create the landscape.

noun

method for assigning colors to players (Othello)

In the board game Othello, a method where one player hides a stone in each hand and the other chooses a hand to determine who plays black or white.

• オセロの対たい局きょく前まえに、伏ふせ石いしで先せん手てと後ご手てを決きめることがあります。

  Before an Othello game, the first and second players are sometimes decided by the stone-hiding method.