victory or defeat; match; contest; game
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to pile up; to accumulate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
difference; variation; difference
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
for use by children; for children
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
the first and second; a few
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; situation; position; location
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
tournament; knockout competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
form; method; system; formula
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest