to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
quitting while one is ahead
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
very (extremely) low temperature
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
penalty; sentence; punishment
tradition; legend; folklore
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
everything; anything; nothing
stealthily; secretly; in secret
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
innermost depths of one's heart
pile (fabric, nuclear reactor, structural support, etc.)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
putting into operation; invocation