to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to show up; to appear; to turn up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
war; fighting; fierce competition
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)