very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(some) more; even more; longer; further
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
defense (esp. in sports); defence
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
genuine article; real thing; real deal
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
then; well; so; well then
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
upper half of the body; upper body