to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
for the first time in one's life
continuation; succession; series
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
(not) even once; (not) ever
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
overconfident; presumptuous
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
senior high school; high school
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
life; living; I; me; student
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
that day; the very same day
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving