fierce fight; close contest
to unfold; to unroll; to open
indescribable (e.g. beauty)
script; screenplay; scenario
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
dated; date; fixed; external
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
battlefield; battleground
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
putting into operation; invocation
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby