ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
even if ...; even supposing that ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to collect; to assemble; to gather
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
how; in what way; how about
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
voting; ballot; poll; vote
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
the whole school; all the schools
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few