inside-the-park home run; inside-the-parker
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be surprised; to be astonished
junior high school student; middle school pupil
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
environment; circumstance
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
how; in what way; how about
and yet; though; when; in spite of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
any more; any further; any better; any longer