ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
entreaty; supplication; petition
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
short-distance race; sprint
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to order; to command; to appoint
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to be photographed; to be projected
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
separate case; another matter
progress; being under way
going home from work; on the way home from work
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
edge of the eaves; house frontage
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly