point;  tip;  head (of a line);  front;  first;  before;  (the way) ahead
 to become frightened;  to be frightened (of);  to be scared (of)
 state of mind;  mental state;  mental attitude
 the front;  honesty;  uprightness;  decency;  normality
 to make war (on);  to wage war (against);  to compete (against);  to struggle (against adversities, etc.);  to fight
 talk;  speech;  topic;  subject;  discussions;  negotiation;  rumor
 behind;  rear;  after;  later;  remainder;  the rest;  more (e.g. five more minutes)
 messy;  confused;  chaotic;  complaining about various things
 to fish;  to angle;  to catch;  to lure in;  to tempt;  to attract
 who on earth;  just exactly who;  who the heck
 (relative) merits;  superiority or inferiority;  quality
 victory or defeat;  issue (of battle);  outcome
 to decide;  to choose;  to clinch (a victory);  to decide (the outcome of a match);  to persist in doing;  to go through with;  to always do
 it does not mean that ...;  I don't mean that ...;  it is not the case that
 wow!;  oh!;  yeah!;  alright!;  waah!;  boohoo!
 attack;  assault;  raid;  criticism;  censure;  denunciation
 to collect;  to gather;  to save;  to accumulate;  to pile up
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 what!;  oh;  what the heck;  what the;  damn
 rakugo;  traditional Japanese comic storytelling;  comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
 (Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu;  classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets;  hyakunin isshu karuta;  hyakunin isshu poetry cards
 great numbers (of people);  numerical superiority;  masses;  people;  folk;  clique
 to shoot (at);  to attack;  to defeat;  to destroy
 to that extent;  to that degree;  so much;  so
 to be in high spirits;  to be full of vigor (vigour);  to be enthusiastic;  to be eager;  to stretch to breaking point
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 to keep company;  to listen to;  to associate with;  to play against (e.g. a team);  to take on (e.g. a rival)
 simple;  easy;  uncomplicated;  brief;  quick;  light
 to throw down;  to bring down;  to kill;  to defeat;  to overthrow;  to trip up
 to be packed (with);  to be full (space, schedule, etc.);  to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.);  to be clogged;  to shorten (width, interval, etc.);  to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.);  to be at a loss
 preparation;  arrangements;  getting ready;  provision;  setup;  reserving
 combat;  battle;  action;  active service;  actual fighting
 to think (about, of);  to think over;  to consider;  to bear in mind;  to think (that);  to believe;  to intend (to do)
 association;  socializing;  socialising;  fellowship
 number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round