amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rival; competitor; competition
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
catcher; catcher (person or device)
catching (esp. in baseball)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately