warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to scatter away; to vanish
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
participation award; prize for participation
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
ace (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
(initial) setup; installation
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
bearing many children; multiparity; multipariety; multiparousness; high birth rate
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
consecutive victories; series of victories
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force