ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
commerce; trade; business
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
that; the matter in question
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
clearing one's throat; cough
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
snakes and scorpions; something detestable
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to