love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
rating; ranking; grading; classification
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
war; fighting; fierce competition
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
existence; being; presence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
how; in what way; how about
of course; certainly; naturally
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unconditionally; as a rule
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show