very interesting; of great interest
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
if it is the case that ...
surely (not); certainly (not)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
but; however; provided that
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to feel oneself indebted to
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to summon; to get used to call
how many people; a number of people
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to win and advance to the next round
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
while; during (the time when)