victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
loss; defeat; counter for losses
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to pick up; to find; to gather
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to follow; to conform; to apply to
as you see; as you can see
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
memories; recollections; reminiscence
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mature; becoming precocious
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
care; precaution; guarding; caution
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
admiration; wonder; astonishment
one person; ordinary; common
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness