comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
please (give me); please (do for me)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pitching; pitching (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitch
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
catcher; catcher (person or device)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
practice game; practice match
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance