mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to pick up; to find; to gather
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
site; point on a map; spot
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
please (give me); please (do for me)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
steady advance; carrying all before one
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to not take seriously; to take lightly
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness