participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
courteous; decorous; polite
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)