offense and defense; offence and defence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
fierce fight; close contest
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
place; situation; position; location
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
another point; another goal; another run
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
that is to say; so that means
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
having more wins than losses; taking the lead (in points, goals, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
two times; twice; two degrees
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
goal-making opportunity; scoring opportunity
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
two persons; two people; pair; couple