勝負

しょうぶ

victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout

勝負師

しょうぶし

gambler

勝負服

しょうぶふく

jockey's racing uniform

勝負運

しょうぶうん

luck in competitions; luck in gambling

勝負事

しょうぶごと

gambling, competition, game (of chance)

名勝負

めいしょうぶ

excellent match; unforgettable match; great contest; enthralling game

勝負所

しょうぶどころ

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

勝負パンツ

しょうぶパンツ

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

勝負飯

しょうぶめし

good-luck meal (eaten before a competition, etc.)

大勝負

おおしょうぶ

do-or-die game, crucial contest

ガチンコ勝負

ガチンコしょうぶ

head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest

俵

たわら ひょう

straw bag, bale, sack

勝ち負け

かちまけ

victory or defeat

真剣勝負

しんけんしょうぶ

fighting with real swords, game played in real earnest

体力勝負

たいりょくしょうぶ

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

一番勝負

いちばんしょうぶ

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

three-game match, three-bout contest, a rubber (in a card game)

三本勝負

さんぼんしょうぶ

a set of three bouts, three-game match, three-bout contest

一本勝負

いっぽんしょうぶ

one-game match