hitting a ball; batting; stroke
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
imagination; supposition; guess
shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
group; party; team; squad; section
meaning; significance; sense
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
originally; by nature; from the start
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
together; at the same time; same; identical
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
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
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
prefix for forming ordinal numbers