a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
store; reserve; stock; savings
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to be hot on a person's heels
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
the wisdom of the many; well-known
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
sanction; approval; decision
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
chain; series; connection; linkage
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
(one's) best condition; top form
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
jumping out; running out (e.g. into the street); dashing out; springing out
far away in the distance; in the far distance