pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
aptitude; aptness; suitability
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
inner frame; within given limits
to hide; to keep to oneself
what is called; what they call; so-called
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings