major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
dealing with; coping with
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
moderately; in moderation
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
Uesugi Kenshin (1530-1578)
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
named after; associated with; connected with
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
passing (technique); ball handling
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
society; public; community; social studies
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
start with the first step; when embarking on a great project, start with immediate steps; he who first suggests it should be the first to do it
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever