series of battles; successive battles
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
this and that; one thing or another
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
tournament; knockout competition
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
totally willing; fully motivated
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
the other day; a few days ago
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to throw into; to toss into
east, west, south and north
battle royal (pro wrestling); battle royale (game genre)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
what do you want?; can I help you?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
setting a bad example to others
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
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