hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
ushi-oni; mythical ox-headed monster
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to repeat; to do over again
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)