breaking up a match (on the decision of the referee, in boxing, etc.)
top rope (of a pro wrestling ring)
sleeper hold; chokehold from behind
kick-fighting; French boxing
ring name (in pro wrestling)
being declared the winner of a bout
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
to be slippery; to be slimy
to beat someone at their own game; to outdo someone in their specialty
whip (cream, etc.); whipping; to whip; to whisk
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
wrestler (esp. pro wrestler)
discouragement; disappointment
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
to fight to the bitter end
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh