battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
how long; how much; to what extent
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up