does not seem; unlikely; improbable
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
pitch that hits the batter
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
bet; wager; stake; gamble
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
underhand throw; submarine pitch
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
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
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
light; right; right field; right fielder
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very