number one; first; best; most; game; round
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
speech; expression; wording; language
correction; revision; amendment
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
being under the rule of; being under the government of
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
rebellion; great uprising
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
family; members of a family
penalty; sentence; punishment
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
(period of) a year; during an era
(not) even once; (not) ever
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
instant; moment; for an instant
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to face; to go towards; to head towards
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion