being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
assembly of monks and laity (at a rite, sermon, etc.); (monks and laity of) the Jishū sect
observation (by a crowd); (public) viewing; spectating; watching
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
joining a club as a trial
to put up (a notice); to post
to tear up and throw away
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
collaboration; joint work
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
society; company; the public; the world
slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction
tall stature; tall figure
enemy territory; hostile place
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
throng; gathering of people
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
practice game; practice match
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
pre-war days; before the war
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
official function; state function
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah