intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
match; game; bout; contest
already; now; no longer; not any more
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to be opposite; to face each other
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
in accordance with; according to
inventor; designer; planner
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
of no interest; not interested
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy