decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
deadly serious; deadly earnest
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sensual love; love affair
previous engagement; prior contract
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
throw; throwing; throwing event
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to knock down; to knock off
to be nearing death; to be dying
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
exaltation; emotional uplift
action; operation; effect; function
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards