spare time; free time; leisure
war; battle; match; game; competition
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
individual match; single game
like this; in this way; as you see
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
from the viewpoint of; according to
in that way; thus; so; so?
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
cooperation; coordination; link
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
covering; protection; backing; relief
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)