bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
distinctive; characteristic
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
sword with a very long grip
second athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
unfortunately; regrettably
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
to fit (inside something)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
plural; multiple; plural (number)