belief; faith; conviction
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
simple honesty; tactless frankness
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
eccentric; crank; oddball
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
conviction; belief; confidence
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
at that (very) moment; just then
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
already; now; no longer; not any more
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours