of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
ring; playing field; stadium
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
chances of winning (a bet); odds
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
work clothes; business suit
correction; revision; amendment
having ended; being resolved
incident of death; fatal case
person of high rank or position
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to win and advance to the next round
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to be prolonged; to drag on
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support