tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
team competition; team game
individual match; single game
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
physical condition; state of health
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
publication of results; announcement of results
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
just above; right overhead