to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
before the gate; in front of the gate
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
watermelon splitting (game)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
playability; game-like quality
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
low (level, value, price, etc.)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
globular shape; spherical shape
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
tracing back; retroactivity
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
the former and the latter; A and B
offensive camp; team at bat
in the following manner; as follows
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
taking the field first, thus batting second
site; point on a map; spot
objection; dissent; protest
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
imperative sentence; imperative statement
to write from top to bottom; to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order