mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
sampling food or drink; tasting
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
timing-wise; timewise; seasonal; depending on the time
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
unopened; with an unbroken seal
finishing blow; coup de grâce
final game; final games; the finals
resignation; giving up the game for lost
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
turn; turn (melodic ornament); turn (in a game)
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
the way back; the way home; return trip
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)