stability; steadiness; equilibrium
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
second; number two; runner-up
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
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)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
extremely; terrifically; super
losing weight; slimming; lean person
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
eccentric young person (esp. girl)