真剣

しんけん

seriousness, earnestness

真っ向勝負

まっこうしょうぶ

head-on fight, direct confrontation, head-to-head contest

勝負

しょうぶ

victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout

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)

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.)

真剣交際

しんけんこうさい

serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)

勝ち負け

かちまけ

victory or defeat

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

三本勝負

さんぼんしょうぶ

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