weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
while; during; while; although; all; both
flight; desertion; escape
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
other side; opposite side; other party
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
at least; at most; (even) just
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like