victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
please (give me); please (do for me)
war; battle; match; game; competition
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
battlefield; battleground
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
last week; the week before
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
20th day of the month; 20 days
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
both; both sides; both parties
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
(very) short story or article; short short story; conté
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days