kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
sphere; counter for balls
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
attention seeker; look-at-me
to stop walking; to pause
to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
reproachful; hateful; bitter
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
roundhouse kick; turning kick
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
even if; even though; however; no matter how
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to complain; to make a complaint
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with