fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
study; diligence; discount; reduction
walking alone; walking without assistance; unique; matchless; unparalleled
all over Japan; throughout Japan
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
full house; sell-out; putting up a sign forbidding entry, passage, etc.
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
audience; spectator; spectators
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hey there; I say; see here
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge