series of battles; successive battles
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring
to watch for an unguarded moment
being declared the winner of a bout
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
centre of a prefecture; heart of a prefecture
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
celebration; congratulations
to knock down; to bring down
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
simple and clear; plain and simple
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
last ray of hope; only hope
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
under 1 year old (of a baby); (lit.) 0 years old
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity