violent explosion; bursting
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
program director; programme director; facilitator; steering committee (chair)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
audience; spectator; spectators
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
death match (pro wrestling); deathmatch; fight to the finish; desperate struggle; life-and-death struggle
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
entering a faith; joining a religion
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes