hitting a ball; batting; stroke
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
again; once more; a second time
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
instability; insecurity; crankiness
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
loveable; very likeable; like very much
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
well-known; noted; celebrated
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river