daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
defeating in an instant; instant kill
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
point of an argument; drift of an argument
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous