preservation; retainment; keeping
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
pitcher's first pitch (to batter)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
spanking with a baseball bat
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
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
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
strategy meeting; council of war
briskly with small steps; trotting
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess