virgin; virginity; virgin (e.g. snow); unspoiled; pure
extremely; exceedingly; deeply; painfully
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(your) beloved son; cute boy
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
bento; Japanese box lunch
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
being good at cooking; good cook
being good in bed; sexual performer
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
about this time; about now
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
both (people); the two of them
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops