biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
triumphant return; returning in triumph
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
military clash; military conflict; military confrontation
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
acceleration; speeding up
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
again; once more; a second time
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
return; conclusion; reduction
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
sense of loss; feeling of loss
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...