strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to win and advance to the next round
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
welcome!; nice to see you!
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
overall victory; championship
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
nice; good; well-executed
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing