racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
on the occasion of; at the time of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
while moving; on the move
free space; freely-usable space
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder