primary school; elementary school; grade school
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
(not) even once; (not) ever
memory; sense; experience
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unconditionally; as a rule
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
and yet; though; when; in spite of
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key