to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
head start; initiative; preemption
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked