loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
originally; by nature; from the start
being startled; getting a shock
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be needed; to be wanted
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
practice jump (throw, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
pitching ability; counter for pitches
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
such; this sort of; like this
really; truly; indeed; good grief
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
nice; good; well-executed
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...