rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move; expert
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to be sharp; to be pointed
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
symbol; code; sign; notation
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
looking away; looking aside
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
growing thickly; growing densely
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
without cause; without reason
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
this for sure; certainly is
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
the whole world; the seven seas
hydrosphere; boundary of water and land
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
that; the matter in question
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili); purplish amberjack; greater yellowtail
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to come back; to return; to recur