to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
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
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
called; known as; that; to say
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
final scene; the end; finale
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
next; following; subsequent; stage; station