terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
to come and go; to go back and forth
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
exchange of blows; long rally
while; during; while; although; all; both
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sphere; counter for balls
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
thereupon; shortly thereafter
two persons; two people; pair; couple
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
senior; elder; person older than oneself
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out