tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
battlefield; battleground
soldier; combatant; warrior
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
tank (military vehicle); chariot
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
great war; great battle; world war
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
will to fight; fighting spirit; morale
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
postwar period; period after Second World War
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
outbreak of war; starting a war
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
military campaign; battle; war
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
state of the war; war situation
pre-war days; before the war
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
series of battles; successive battles
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
person killed in action; the war dead
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
gunfight; firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
title fight; championship match
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
protracted war; war of attrition
team competition; team game
individual match; single game
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
final game; final games; the finals
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
deciding match; play-off; runoff
distinguished war service; merit of war
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
time for battle; military secrets; strategy
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
start of a war; beginning of hostilities
street fighting; urban warfare
debut match; debut fight; debut race
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
military service; combat experience
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
encounter; engagement; battle
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
military history; military annals
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
theater of war (theatre); sector
hundred battles; many battles
exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
war renunciation; anti-war; bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers
battle of words; debate; argument; dispute
league match; league game; league series; round robin
rank-deciding competitions (e.g. in go or shogi)
post-game analysis (go, chess, othello, etc.); post mortem
first half of a game; first half of a match
first half of a game; first half of a match
Meijin-sen (annual professional shogi title match); Meijin-sen (annual professional go tournament); Meijin-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
repechage; revival series; loser's bracket; second-chance match
tournament; knockout competition
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
blitzkrieg; blitz; lightning war
brave fight; desperate fight
event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc.; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)
battle dust; the tumult of war
lessons learned in war; martial wisdom
guerrilla warfare; unconventional warfare
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
regularly scheduled game; regularly scheduled match
hard fighting; close contest
sales battle; business competition
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
Battle of Okinawa (April, 1945)
opening game; (season) opener
early stages (of a game); opening phase
death in battle; killed in action
next match; next game; next contest
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
Russo-German War (1941-1945)
semifinal game of a tournament
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
game with many hits; high-scoring game
handicap match; handicap race
exhibition game; preseason game
large-scale speculative go-around
Queen-sen (annual competitive karuta title match)
death from disease contracted at the front
war and peace; (making) peace; cessation of hostilities; reconciliation
quick battle for a quick victory; blitzkrieg
death in battle; killed in action
failed at every attempt; defeated in every (match, battle, etc.)
victor; victor troops; conqueror
position warfare; stationary warfare
dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
fight outside the stadium; fighting outside the ring
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
fighter-bomber; fighters and bombers
match in which Japan plays; Japan match; Japan game
match in which Japan plays; Japan match; Japan game
front; first line; spearhead
playoff match to determine promotion and relegation (played between bottom-ranked teams of the higher division and top-ranked teams of the lower division)
championship tournament; finals
match between Waseda University and Keio University (esp. baseball)
struggle for supremacy; championship game
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
ideological warfare; propaganda war
interwar period (1918-1939)
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
biological warfare; bacteriological warfare; germ warfare
quarterfinal game of a tournament
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
handicap match; handicap race
renunciation of war; outlawing war
three-dimensional warfare
skirmish; prefinals (in games)
Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition); Honinbo Tournament
war debt; war bond; war loan
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
dogfight; play-off with 3 wrestlers participating
playoff match to determine promotion and relegation (played between bottom-ranked teams of the higher division and top-ranked teams of the lower division)
playoff match to determine promotion and relegation (played between bottom-ranked teams of the higher division and top-ranked teams of the lower division)
playoff match to determine promotion and relegation (played between bottom-ranked teams of the higher division and top-ranked teams of the lower division)
playoff match to determine promotion and relegation (played between bottom-ranked teams of the higher division and top-ranked teams of the lower division)
quarterfinal game of a tournament
tactical operations center; tactical operations centre
skirmish; prefinal (in games)
team fight; team competition
winning every match; victory in every battle
the three guardian deities in time of war (Marici, Mahakala and Vaisravana)
information warfare; information war
close-quarters combat; close-quarters battle; CQC; CQB
battle of the brains; battle of wits; psychological battle
siege; besiegement; battle of encirclement
game with few hits; low-scoring game
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
war of annihilation; war of extermination
warrior; combatant; soldier