profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
high; noble; refined; advanced
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
residence; housing; residential building
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
damper; mute (on musical instruments)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
maintenance; preservation; improvement
one large ...; a great ...
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
career enhancement; improving one's career prospects
to gain fame; to make one's name
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
now that; since; so long as; because
prize money; monetary award; reward
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
future prospects; promise
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
during; for the duration of
counting by the minute (of a schedule, etc.)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
how; in what way; by what means