to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
thereupon; shortly thereafter
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
squad leader; group leader; team leader
just because; even if; even though
rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
perfect; complete; flawless
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!