fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
obstruction of business; interference with business
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
look, look!; there, there!
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone