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勝負, しょうぶ
1. victory or defeat
Takes suru
2. match, contest, game, bout
ボブはスケートではきみといい勝負だ。
勝負師, しょうぶし
1. gambler
2. risk taker
勝負俵, しょうぶだわら
Sumo term
bales forming the edge of the ring
勝負服, しょうぶふく
1. jockey's racing uniform
Colloquialism
2. one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
大勝負, おおしょうぶ
do-or-die game, crucial contest
勝負運, しょうぶうん
luck in competitions, luck in gambling
勝負飯, 勝負メシ, しょうぶめし, しょうぶメシ
Colloquialism
good-luck meal (eaten before a competition, etc.)
一六勝負, いちろくしょうぶ
yojijukugo
gambling, speculation
真剣勝負, しんけんしょうぶ
May take 'no', yojijukugo
fighting with real swords, game played in real earnest
おやおや。いかな体育の授業といえど・・・真剣勝負の意気込みで臨まなければ、いざ実戦と言う時に役に立ちませんよ。
一本勝負, いっぽんしょうぶ
one-game match
勝負審判, しょうぶしんぱん
Sumo term
ringside judge
一番勝負, いちばんしょうぶ
yojijukugo
contest decided by a single round (bout), contest decided by a single roll of dice, one-shot game (contest), make-or-break game
一回勝負, いっかいしょうぶ
yojijukugo
contest decided by a single round (bout), contest decided by a single roll of dice, one-shot game (contest), make-or-break game
一発勝負, いっぱつしょうぶ
yojijukugo
contest decided by a single round (bout), contest decided by a single roll of dice, one-shot game (contest), make-or-break game
三番勝負, さんばんしょうぶ
yojijukugo
three-game match, three-bout contest, a rubber (in a card game)
三本勝負, さんぼんしょうぶ
yojijukugo
a set of three bouts, three-game match, three-bout contest
体力勝負, たいりょくしょうぶ
yojijukugo
trial of strength, test of one's strength (stamina)
勝負下着, しょうぶしたぎ
See 勝負服・2, Colloquialism
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
いい勝負, 良い勝負, いいしょうぶ, よいしょうぶ
equal match, good match, fair match, equal in ability, being a worthy rival
互角勝負, ごかくしょうぶ
equal contest, close game, well-matched game, even match
直球勝負, ちょっきゅうしょうぶ
straightforward approach, playing it straight, fair deal
勝負あり, 勝負有り, しょうぶあり
Interjection, when declaring the winner of a bout
victory!
勝負パンツ, しょうぶパンツ
See 勝負下着, Colloquialism
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
真っ向勝負, まっこうしょうぶ
See 真っ向・まっこう・1
head-on fight, direct confrontation, head-to-head contest
勝負どころ, 勝負所, しょうぶどころ
decisive moment, turning point, critical moment, win-or-bust situation
勝負事, しょうぶごと
gambling, competition, game (of chance)
勝負審判交替, しょうぶしんぱんこうたい
Sumo term
change of judges
勝負は時の運, しょうぶはときのうん
Expression, Proverb
victory depends on the turn of fortune, winning and losing are both down to luck
ガチンコ勝負, ガチンコしょうぶ
Colloquialism
head-on fight, head-to-head contest, serious contest
出たとこ勝負, 出た所勝負, でたとこしょうぶ
Expression
leaving a matter to chance
相撲に勝って勝負に負ける, すもうにかってしょうぶにまける
Expression, Idiomatic expression
to lose despite being the better fighter, to win the battle but lose the war, to fail at the last moment, to win the sumo, but lose the match
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