expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the big two...; two major...; two main...
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
suffix for familiar person
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)