worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
craving; longing; thirsting
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
roleplay (e.g. in computer RPG games)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
great man; hero; master mind
blood-forming medicine; hematopoietics
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
atrocious crime; heinous crime
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
contrary to one's expectations
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character