pitching ability; counter for pitches
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
leather strap; thong; leash
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
work-in-progress; working state
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
defense; defence; defensive preparations
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
even so; anyhow; at any rate
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to form a line; to queue up; to line up