hitting the ball squarely
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to sink (into); to get depressed
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
school festival; campus festival
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
anything and everything; just about everything
curse; spell; malediction
kemonomimi; character with animal ears
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
scope; valid range; effective range (e.g. in broadcasting); coverage