ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
both sides; two sides; double-sided
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
curved; forming the shape of an arch
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
on the occasion of; at the time of
one's serve; (having) the serve; service
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
principle; theory; fundamental truth
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
to win and advance to the next round
table tennis club; ping-pong club
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest