tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
setter (dog type); setter (volleyball position)
individual technique (in team sports); individual skills; individual play
to eat too much; to overeat
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
substitute article; back-up
defence forces; defence corps
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
point spread; point difference
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
slow motion (video); moving slowly; moving leisurely
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh