to grow up; to become an adult
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
starting point; starting line
before the gate; in front of the gate
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
first championship win (esp. sumo)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
clearing one's throat; cough
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
notice; attention; observation
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
in history; ever; historical
entrance; admission; entering
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
weight; heavyweight boxer
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
the very start; the very beginning