pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
in that manner; like that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
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)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
while; during; while; although; all; both
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
rolling (something); knocking down; fishing with multiple hooks on a weighted line; repeatedly buying and selling
such; like that; that sort of