to beat to death; to kill
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; from; out of; except; but; more
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
taking the mound; pitching a game
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way