just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
simple and clear; plain and simple
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
bathing (swimming) in cold water
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
if you do this; if this is the case
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
operation; functioning; running
sphere; counter for balls
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
washing machine (laundry)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to bring; to take; to bring about
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)