participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to entrust; to leave to a person
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
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)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
meanwhile; in the meantime
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
to unfold; to unroll; to open
reaching; attaining; arrival
place; situation; position; location
almost; roughly; approximately
to cease; to stop; to be over
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
narrow margin; slim margin
overall victory; championship