competition; rivalry; something worth doing
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
match; game; bout; contest
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
directly opposite; right in front
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to finish reading; to read through
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
decision; determination; resolution
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
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
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to fight to the bitter end