matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Thailand)
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
to go underground; to go into hiding
body; body blow (in boxing)
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
do-or-die game; crucial contest
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
to win and advance to the next round
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)