to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
ringing; throbbing violently
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
man; male; masculine gender
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
what's what; heads or tails
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
hard worker; hardworking person
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
stopping functioning; being out of service
draw (in competition); tie game
chivalrous spirit; chivalry