hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
please (give me); please (do for me)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season