to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
soccer club (at a school); football club
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
nice; good; well-executed
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shuuto (type of pitch commonly used in Japan); shootball; shoot (of a tree or plant); chute
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
observation; survey; watching
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
defense (esp. in sports); defence
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation