勝

to win and advance to the next round

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title

exceptional item; extraordinary product

to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain

we have a result!; game over!; match!

contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game

quitting while one is ahead; running from a rematch after one has won

self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others

Prefix; With noun+する or noun+をverb

to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...

it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that

on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision

trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)

decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises

leaving a matter to chance

proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease

to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead

to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)

succession of victories

quarterfinal

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

being the sole winner; beating everyone else

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

winner-take-all

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

mostly alone; mostly by oneself

Proverb

he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; fleeing is winning

Colloquial

"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates

to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for

Noun or verb acting prenominally

exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations