championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
match; game; bout; contest
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
four 20-point cards (scoring combination)
(social) class; rank; grade
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
loser; defeated person; the defeated
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
invitation; introduction; temptation
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to get scarce; to run short
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
dexterity (esp. as an attribute in RPGs)
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
low (level, value, price, etc.)
whenever you want; any time you like
fully prepared; all ready
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic