regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
egg dishes; food prepared with eggs
rare; extraordinary; singular
calculated; premeditated; considered
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
ideally; if one were to wish for more
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
majority group (party, faction)
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
self-torturing; masochistic
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
tide; current; tendency; trend
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
foundation stone; cornerstone
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to think too much; to be over-concerned