book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
we have a result!; game over!; match!
relief squad; rescue party
condition; state (of health); appearance
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
declaration; proclamation; announcement
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sweeping victory; easy victory
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
desperation; struggle to the death
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
striking with the back of the sword
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
tool; implement; means; furniture
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to strangle; to constrict