mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
prize money; monetary award; reward
whole nation; whole land; whole country
pride in one's strength or skill
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
permission; approval; authorization; license
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
support; backing; aid; assistance
priest soldier; warrior monk
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
striking with the back of the sword
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
on the occasion of; at the time of
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
detached; aloof; indifferent
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time