the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; MLB
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
while; during; while; although; all; both
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
work; business; company; study
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
going to and fro; back and forth
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
deep affection; dear; beloved
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
those (near the second person)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times