4 prestigious universities in Tōkyō: Nihon University; Komazawa University; Toyo University; and Senshu University

shogi (Japanese chess) / any of several shogi variants that are (or have been) played in Japan and elsewhere

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

platform / stand / rack / desk

to put, place, set / to leave (something) / (following a て-form verb) to do something in advance as preparation / (following a て-form verb) to do and keep in that state

pedestal / a stand / counter for machines and vehicles / Taiwan

machines, especially vehicles or computers

tables, beds / level, especially of price / period of time in a person's life

(obsolete) chess (literally, western-style shogi)

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard