group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
chief umpire; referee (soccer, boxing, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
technique; art; skill; move
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
sword skills; swordsmanship
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
straight-sets victory; straight-set win
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
regular game; regular-season game
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to attack; to assault; to assail
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to mix; to stir; to blend
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school