morning; forenoon; just before noon
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
order-taking; salesperson
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
point spread; point difference
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
sightseer; spectator; viewer
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
enemy movements; enemy's position
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
enough is enough; no further!
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
throwing a ball; handball
close play (esp. in baseball)
silence; stillness; quietness
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
being the runner-up; finishing second
host country (e.g. for a conference)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
victory celebration party; victory banquet
to come to an end; to lower the curtain