physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
close; intimate; on good terms
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
soft tennis (using soft rubber balls instead of hard yellow balls)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to be free; to be available
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to discuss; to talk together
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
very important person; VIP
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
notice; attention; observation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
are you serious?; is that for real?
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death