unique thing; best on earth
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
overall victory; championship
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
counter for books; volume
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
impossible; unlikely; improbable
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
regulation; adjustment; control
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to throw at; to turn; to raise
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
beyond oneself; beyond one's ability; exceeding one's power
one by one; one at a time; in turn
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)