to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
standard; set; routine; decided
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
complete recovery; healing
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
testimony; (verbal) evidence
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
practice game; practice match
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
(state of) unconsciousness
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
Breathless (1960 film); À bout de souffle