to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
-less; lacking; non-existing
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
myself; yourself; I; me; you
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
billow; surge; large wave
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
all you want; as much as one wants