to win and advance to the next round
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
technique; art; skill; move
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
many; numerous; various; large number of
famous sword; excellent sword
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
one day; (on) a certain day
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
match; game; bout; contest
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to cease; to stop; to be over
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug