to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
(social) class; rank; grade
three sides; small offering stand
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
opposite side; opposition
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
participants; participating athletes
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
record keeper; recorder; archivist
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
individual match; single game
tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone