勝負運

しょうぶうん

luck in competitions; luck in gambling

勝つも負けるも時の運

かつもまけるもときのうん

victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

勝負

しょうぶ

victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout

時の運

(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times

勝運

しょううん

luck at winning

勝負事

しょうぶごと

gambling, competition, game (of chance)

勝負服

しょうぶふく

jockey's racing uniform

勝負師

しょうぶし

gambler

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

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

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

勝負飯

しょうぶめし

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

時運

じうん

tide of the times

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)