feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
using all one's strength; using all one's might
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
with a squirt; spurt; with a whoosh; zipping; with a sudden whistle (e.g. gust of wind)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
right beside; close to; nearby
basket; basketball; basket cloth
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
on the occasion of; at the time of
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to become red; to redden; to blush
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to take a breath; to take a short rest
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
canned; packaged in a tin (of biscuits, confections, etc.)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)