preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
decision of a contest; finals
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
total blockage; complete shutdown; stopping completely; shutout
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear