nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
flour; meal; powder; dust
direct unforked road; straight path
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
firmly; solidly; heartily
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
very; extremely; excessively
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
horseplay; fooling around
student (esp. a university student)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment