bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
after a long time; for the first time in a while
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
(written) contract; agreement
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
trial; judgement; judgment
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
eagle (Accipitridae family)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
way; method; means; resource; course
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering