to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
by all means; at all costs
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
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
repentance; confession; penitence
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
single-handedly; alone; single-handed
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
complete victory; total victory
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
upward adjustment; upward revision
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
pair; two kinds; two ways
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
to cultivate a better understanding
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
victor; victor troops; conqueror
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
to tower above; to stand out
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
sweet tooth; love of sweet things