to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to glare at each other; to confront each other
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
good feeling; feeling good
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
point spread; point difference
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (arch.) partridge (of genus Perdix)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
site; point on a map; spot
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede