somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
honesty; sincerity; frankness
new graduate; recent graduate
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to begin talking; to open up
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
talkative person; chatterbox
libertine; playboy; rake; lazy person
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
dozens; scores of; decades
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to sniff out; to get wind of
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to start; to begin; to commence
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; more important than three meals a day
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock