war; battle; match; game; competition
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
genius; prodigy; natural gift
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
principal occupation; core business
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)