home run hitting competition
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
to be softened; to calm down
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
particularly; only; in the case of
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to dance; to perform dance steps
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
very busy (person or thing)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to lose one's footing; to slip