rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move; appropriate move; expert
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to be sharp; to be pointed
spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
growing thickly; growing densely
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
without cause; without reason
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
the whole world; the seven seas
hydrosphere; boundary of water and land
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
that; the matter in question
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili); purplish amberjack; greater yellowtail
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again