match; game; bout; contest
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
busy; having no time (for)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fierce fight; close contest
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight