rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
seniority; precedence; upper seat
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to glare at each other; to confront each other
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to be infected; to be contagious
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
calm; composed; leisurely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
successive generations; successive emperors
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
this and that; one thing or another
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner