In the game of shogi, what is the meaning of "sabaki"? I'm reading the book Sabaki at a glance by Madoka Kitao. It's a very nice book with many good examples one can learn from.

The problem I have is that I am left with only an intuitive understanding of the word itself. There is a note by the translator:


  "Sabaku" or "sabaki" as an act in shogi has a nuance with the mixture of the following points. 
  
  
  To resolve an awkward or problematic position of the own pieces into
  an acceptable outcome.
  To give the piece an opportunity to efficiently participate in the game or fulfill its task in a way even by sacrificing it.
  It usually involves light footwork, or a skillful and dynamic piece maneuver.
  It usually happens in the middlegame.
  


I find this a bit too general to make immediate sense. What is "sabaki", and what would be the corresponding concept in western chess?
I'm a Japanese native and have been a chess and Shogi player for a long time.
The Japanese word sabaki basically means proper handling of some complicated task, thus can have different meanings in different fields.
In my opinion, the closest chess term is a &quot;freeing move/maneuver&quot;. For example, after 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 o-o 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3, Black may play dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 (Capablanca freeing maneuver). This looks similar to middlegame sabaki in Shogi to my eyes.