one's own child; one's own children
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
successively; one after another
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
black ground; black cloth
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
several minutes; a few minutes
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric