restricted; confined; unfree
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
sphere; counter for balls
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
one more time; once more; once again
on the occasion of; at the time of
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
honor; honour; credit; prestige
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
close to the wall; alongside the wall
complaint; quibble; niggle; finding fault; false accusation
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to watch steadily; to stare
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
sick person; patient; invalid
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
table tennis table; ping-pong table