victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
such ... as; or some such
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to surge; to well up; to gush out
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)