just a minute; small quantity
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
considerably; fairly; quite
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
number; number plate; license plate
main battery; main armament
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)