bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
rhythmical; rhythmic; well-paced
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
with a momentary flash of light
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
elevation; height above sea level
8000; eight thousand; many
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
game in which the object is to topple the opposing team's pole
to fall from heaven (the sky)
mass; quality and quantity
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
world-class; (of) high global reputation
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
outbreak of war; starting a war
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose