opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
personal attendant; valet; maid
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
traditional; customary; conventional
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
killing and wounding; bloodshed
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition