rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
damn it!; dang it!; darn it!; bring it on!
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to do together; to share; to participate in
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
nice; likeable; desirable
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization