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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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slingshot

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one's dominant arm

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one's dominant hand

1

step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

1

rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

3

mitt

5

pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

3

pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

3

floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

3

glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab

1

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)

1

heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

1

faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)

1

pitching

6

left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker

1

perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

foam; form

3

to throw back

1

high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

3

to take; to catch; to capture

5

hero

2

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

hope; wish; aspiration

1

pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball

4

doing long training runs

2

performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)

1

all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die

1

to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up

1

to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

1

sports-minded; sports-oriented

1

early morning

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs

1

to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound

1

to vomit; to spit out

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tempo

1

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

talent; ability

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

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sportswear

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tightly; snugly

1

reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth

1

tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes

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