close play (esp. in baseball)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to have more wins than losses; to lead someone (by no. of matches); to take the lead over an opponent (in points)
nice; good; well-executed
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
looking away; looking aside
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
anything and everything; just about everything
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
unfairness; injustice; partiality
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
passion; temper; irritability
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to drop; to let fall; to omit
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
baseball ground; baseball stadium
loud shout; excited cheering
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom