to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread; to be propagated
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
wounded person; injured person
batter's box; one's turn at bat
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
taking the mound; pitching a game
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to resound; to make a stir
putting into operation; invocation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
sorry; excuse me; thank you
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
perspiration given off during sleep; sweating while sleeping; night sweats
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)