to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
match; game; bout; contest
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
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
to crack down on (e.g. crime, corruption); to deal a crushing blow to; to bring down the hammer on
iron hammer; crushing blow
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
extremely high speed; super speed
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
devil; demon; the Devil; Satan
(wearing) low over one's eyes