rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
Swedish relay (track-and-field event)
form; method; system; formula
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
in the background; not standing out
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to look away; to avert one's eyes
running as fast as one can
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
next; secondly; subsequently
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
second; number two; runner-up
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)