meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
Pocky game; party game in which two people eat a Pocky stick from both ends
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
general; popular; common; typical
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
draw (in competition); tie game
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
determination; conviction
opposite side; opposition
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
meanwhile; in the meantime
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
objection; dissent; protest
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion