勝負

しょうぶ

victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout

直球

ちょっきゅう ちょくきゅう

straight, frank

勝負師

しょうぶし

gambler

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

勝負服

しょうぶふく

jockey's racing uniform

勝負所

しょうぶどころ

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

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

勝負飯

しょうぶめし

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

勝負パンツ

しょうぶパンツ

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

勝負俵

しょうぶだわら

bales forming the edge of the ring

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

三番勝負

さんばんしょうぶ

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

一本勝負

いっぽんしょうぶ

one-game match

三本勝負

さんぼんしょうぶ

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

体力勝負

たいりょくしょうぶ

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