commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
favorite sword; cherished sword
Cthulhu (fictional deity created by H.P. Lovecraft)
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
the very start; the very beginning
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
from the viewpoint of; according to
Japan and Germany; Japanese-German
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
internal conditions; true state of affairs
disorder; chaos; confusion
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
hey there; I say; see here
we have a result!; game over!; match!
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
patience; endurance; perseverance
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage