raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
how long; how far; how much
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
to call each other; to call out to one another
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
long (time); protracted; prolonged
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to be helpful; to be useful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
scene; view; prospect; outlook
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
free time; time at leisure
dizziness caused by prolonged hot bath