early (days); initial stage; initial
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
selection; choice; option
although I say; although one might say; although called
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
considerably; greatly; a lot
(only) one option; one possible choice
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
caddie (golf); caddy; (CD-ROM) caddy
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
admiration; wonder; astonishment
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
so; like this; in this way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
one by one; one at a time; in turn
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)