(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
first match (in a series)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
white circle; white star; victory mark
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
in history; ever; historical
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
two times; twice; two degrees
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
murder; homicide; manslaughter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
meaning; significance; sense
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to make an appearance; to show up