feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
educational institution; school; academy; campus
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; numerous; various; large number of
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
how; in what way; how about
to fight against; to oppose; to face
don't you think?; indicates question
notice; attention; observation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
batter's box; one's turn at bat
continuation; succession; series
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant