apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
immediately; at once; instantly
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
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
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)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
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)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
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
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
match; game; bout; contest
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
restoration; repair; mending
function; facility; faculty; feature
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers