final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
decision of a contest; finals
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to temper thoroughly; to train well
steel; sword steel; sword
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
again; once again; yet again
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
be (that) as it may; having said that
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
technique; art; skill; move
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
one's own style; self-taught manner
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
(telephone) call; ring (of a telephone); shout; call; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call)
to well up; to burst; to arise
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)