to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
genius; prodigy; natural gift
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
next term; next period; next version; next release
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to glare at each other; to confront each other
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
personal feelings; self-interest
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
personal grudge; personal enmity
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest