闘志: spirit retained after a conceded point and fueled by a performance
Compare maintained fighting spirit with the fire metaphor, keeping final results and subject information within each sentence.
Spirit retained after conceding a point
闘志 (とうし) means fighting spirit. 「一点を失っても選手たちの闘志は消えなかった。」 means “Even after conceding a point, the players did not lose their fighting spirit.” The players did not lose their fighting spirit after conceding a point.
The negation in 消えなかった preserves retained spirit, without a final match result.
The metaphor in 闘志に火をつけた
「相手の力強い演技がかえって闘志に火をつけた。」 means “The opponent's powerful performance only fueled her fighting spirit.” The opponent's powerful performance fueled fighting spirit.
火をつけた is figurative here; it does not report a fire or anger.
Spirit, unreported results, and subject information
Retained or increased spirit does not establish victory or additional points.
The English translation uses her, while the Japanese sentence leaves gender unspecified. Keep each sentence's stated information distinct.
Does retaining 闘志 after conceding a point establish a final victory?
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No. The point conceded and retained spirit are reported, without the final result. The second Japanese example also leaves the spirit's owner's gender unspecified.