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
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
promotion; raising of status
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
number; number plate; license plate
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of