hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to backfire; to have a harmful result
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
fine weather during the rainy season
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
indescribable; having no way to express
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better