plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
does not match (one's, its) appearance
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to revere; to respect; to worship
Christmas Eve; holy night
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to have one's name entered (in a list)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
modesty; humility; being humble
whenever you want; any time you like
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
occasional; infrequent; rare
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
friction; discord; strife
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to degenerate; to lapse into
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
transcendence; transcendency
pull together!; give it your best shot!; let's do this!
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark