victory or defeat; match; contest; game
competitive spirit; spirit of rivalry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
notice; attention; observation
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
five (long cylindrical things)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
beginning; outset; first; onset
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
from the beginning; from scratch
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
sword hunt; sword confiscation
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
Tottori (city, prefecture)
to serve; to work for; to attend
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
same generation; one's generation
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest