ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
lottery (event); raffle; draw
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
permission; approval; authorization; license
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
sword skills; swordsmanship
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
high five; high touch (involvement of personal attention and service)
hostile relations; hostile relationship
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
great hurry; great haste; rush
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; going flat (of a carbonated drink, beer, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
declaration; proclamation; announcement