to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
standard; set; routine; decided
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
signature phrase; signature saying
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
to score a goal (basket, etc.); to sink a shot
signature pose; trademark pose
fixed; obvious; commonplace
targeting; aiming at a specific target; selective hitting; swinging only at certain types of pitches; having no choice in a move (e.g. mahjong, go, etc.)
always; without fail; invariably; usually; regularly
clincher; winning technique; official winning technique
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
crucial point; perfect chance; golden opportunity
to make off; to abscond; to get away; to pull a vanishing act
beginning character or characters that uniquely identify a poem in the Hyakunin Isshu (esp. used in competitive karuta)
arm-barring force out; locking arms around an opponent and pushing him out of the ring
coach announcing the winner and winning technique
to wait for a good opportunity; to come down on the right side of the fence; to see which way the cat jumps; (lit.) to wait and see at Horagatoge