friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
handsome face; beautiful features
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
un-Japanese in appearance or character
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
nothing but; except; no more than
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
how many people; a number of people
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
layup (in basketball); lay-up
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
transfer student; student changing schools
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
feeling good; feeling pleasant
defense (esp. in sports); defence