country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
winning wrestler who remains ringside in case his involvement is needed in pre-bout rituals
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
belief; faith; conviction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
war; battle; match; game; competition
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
adds force or indicates command
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
individual match; single game
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to win and advance to the next round
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew