battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
participants; participating athletes
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
hidden dora tile available when a player wins by riichi
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh