fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
(official) commendation; public recognition (of someone's achievements, good deeds, etc.); awarding; honouring
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
how much; how many; to what extent
as expected; as predicted
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
interruption; suspension; break
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
evident; plain; distinct; clear
rikishi of the lowest rank; underling
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to be helpful; to be useful
to change (one's clothes)
matching clothing worn by couples
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
free time; time at leisure
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified