to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
results (of a study or investigation)
personal history; background; career
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
culling; putting down; slaughtering; killing
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
estimate (of costs); budget
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
labor; labour; manpower; working force
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to swing (a bat, racket etc.) all the way through; to swing completely; to take a full swing
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
difficult problem; challenge
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to be replaced with new growth
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
severe wound; serious wound; gash
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
national leader; leader of a nation; state leader
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person