fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
sword with a very long grip
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to step firmly; to harden by treading
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
ring; playing field; stadium
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll