contest of strength; trial of strength
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
great physical power; animal strength
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to emphasize; to attach importance to
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
people; citizens; subjects; folk
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
as; because; with; due to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
putting into operation; invocation
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
offense; offence; method of attack
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track