severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
declaration; proclamation; announcement
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both