rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
training; practice; practising; cultivation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
overall victory; championship
match; game; bout; contest
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
in name only; titular; nominal
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
how; in what way; how about; questionable
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to correct oneself; to restate
confusion; mixing; merger
first match (in a series)
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
commander; general; leader