safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
pitching; pitching (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitch
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
first; first base; first baseman
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
they; those guys; those fellows
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
senior high school; high school
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do