opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
how; in what way; how about; questionable
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
long military service; having experienced many battles
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
in line with this; therefore
planning; project; plan; design
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to say; to be called; to do
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
(lineup of authors engaged in a) war of words
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
great authority; eminent person; luminary
final game; final games; the finals