white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
forgetting; lapse of memory
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to begin purchasing; to purchase
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to get tired out; to be exhausted
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
to burst open; to pop; to split
rite of scattering flowers; glorious death (in battle); heroic death
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit