I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
par; equivalence; face value; parity
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
both hands; both arms; ten
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
already; now; no longer; not any more
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
draw (in competition); tie game
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to play with; to toy with; to tease
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
process; course; mechanism
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
what kind of; what sort of; what
extreme sadist; very sadistic
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick