to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
title fight; championship match
to win and advance to the next round
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
war; battle; match; game; competition
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to face; to go towards; to head towards
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
the big two...; two major...; two main...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
results; record; grades; marks
by means of; due to; because of; according to
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
person of high rank or position
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material