boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
white line; linea alba (anot.)
table tennis table; ping-pong table
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
traditional; conventional
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
footwear; footgear; shoes
(only) one option; one possible choice
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
first time; first; initial
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
first match (in a series)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
rave reviews; extremely high praise
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
overall victory; championship
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern