important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
perfect; complete; flawless
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
batter's box; one's turn at bat
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
(some) more; even more; longer; further
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat; to get (a batter) out
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation