名勝負

めいしょうぶ

excellent match; unforgettable match; great contest; enthralling game

勝負師

しょうぶし

gambler

勝負運

しょうぶうん

luck in competitions; luck in gambling

勝負所

しょうぶどころ

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

勝負服

しょうぶふく

jockey's racing uniform

勝負事

しょうぶごと

gambling, competition, game (of chance)

大勝負

おおしょうぶ

do-or-die game, crucial contest

勝負俵

しょうぶだわら

bales forming the edge of the ring

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.)

ガチンコ勝負

ガチンコしょうぶ

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

三番勝負

さんばんしょうぶ

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

真剣勝負

しんけんしょうぶ

fighting with real swords, game played in real earnest

一六勝負

いちろくしょうぶ

gambling, speculation

一本勝負

いっぽんしょうぶ

one-game match

直球勝負

ちょっきゅうしょうぶ

straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal

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)

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