towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp
honorific/polite/humble prefix
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
coin toss; coin flip; toss of a coin
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
taking the field first; batting second