ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
three generations; three periods; third generation
third day of the month; three days
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
construction costs; installation cost
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
originally; by nature; from the start
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
main attraction; special feature; big draw
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to pocket an insult; to choke back one's tears
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
program (e.g. TV); programme
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs