victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
physical condition; state of health; shape
to gain strength; to increase ability
(one's) quota; assignment
as many (people) as possible
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
selection process; judging system
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
contest (of strength or skill)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
of course; certainly; naturally
decrease; reduction; decline
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
additionally; in addition
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...