dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
love affair; sensual pleasures
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
being left out; being ostracized
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
comfort; consolation; diversion
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
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); day-to-day conduct
to repent; to be penitent
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
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) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
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 breathe fire; to spit fire
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
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 ...