point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
number one; first; best; most; game; round