participant; entrant; player; competitor
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
prize money; monetary award; reward
pride in one's strength or skill
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
manner of using one's hands
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
essence; true nature; substance; reality
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
power; might; authority; influence
posture; position; stance
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to throw into; to dump in together
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
to harm; to cause harm to
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
difference; disparity; gap
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)