to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
regular game; regular-season game
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
winning point; winning goal; game point (tennis, etc.); finishing line
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
way of solving (a problem); solution
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
walk-in closet; wardrobe room; dressing room; costume room
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
barbershop; barber shop; barber
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally