scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to get between; to be caught in
to step back; to walk backwards
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
suicide attack; kamikaze attack