beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to repent; to be penitent
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to cut corners; to be shoddy
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
manners; courtesy; etiquette
soldier; combatant; warrior
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
to run about trying to escape
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
the reason is ...; it is because ...
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength