soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to pick up; to find; to gather
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
table tennis club; ping-pong club
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
training (animals); breaking (animals)
cartoon-character costume
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to name; to call; to christen; to term
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
marimo (variety of algae, Cladophora aegagropila); round green algae; Cladophora ball; lake ball; moss ball
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
those (near the second person)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be found; to be discovered