for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
first; first base; first baseman; fast
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 wanted
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; 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; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
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 the audacity to) do
difference; variation; difference
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
loss of a match that is 'called' part way into the game