【Hikaru no Go（ヒカルの碁）】Vol.1 GAME5より "room to grow"

マンガ好きの主婦が英語版コミック各話から、気になった単語や表現を一つ取り上げて英語を勉強しようというブログ。
自分のための学習メモなので内容はかなりテキトー。

Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1: Descent of the Go Master (English Edition)

作品情報

原作：ほったゆみ
漫画：小畑健
監修：梅澤由香里

Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal schoolboy with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. One day, he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather's attic--and that's when things get really interesting. Trapped inside the Go board is Fujiwara-no-Sai, the ghost of an ancient Go master who taught the strategically complex board game to the emperor of Japan many centuries ago. In one fateful moment, Sai becomes a part of Hikaru's consciousness and together, through thick and thin, they make an unstoppable Go-playing team. Will they be able to defeat Go players who have dedicated their lives to the game? Will Sai achieve the "Divine Move" so he'll finally be able to rest in peace? Begin your journey with Hikaru and Sai in this first volume of Hikaru no Go.　（Amazon.com より引用）

room to grow　（Vol.1 GAME5: Akira Bares His Fangs より）

アキラはただの子供ではないという佐為のセリフ。

Although he still has room to grow, his moves are superb.
未熟ながらも輝くような一手を放ってくるのです

ここでのroom はもちろん「部屋」じゃなくて。
不可算名詞の場合には「余地」「空間」「可能性」の意味。シス単にも記載あり。
"room to grow" だと「成長する余地」ってところかな。

→GAME6より "beat the pants off him" へ続く。