grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
interior angle; internal angle; inside corner
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
external angle; exterior angle; outside corner
to attack; to assault; to assail
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
indescribable; having no way to express
in one's own way or style
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
that is to say; so that means
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct