high-quality goods; luxury item
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
considerably; greatly; a lot
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
stagnation; hindrance; delay
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
narrow margin; slim margin
to win after tough bidding
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
how; in what way; by what means
quality (of a product or a service)
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
resolute; determined; bold
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath