baseball player; ballplayer
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
another school; other schools
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to polish up; to shine up
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
(instrumental) solo; recital
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
extremely talented; very gifted
in this way; along these lines; similarly
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
separate; scattered; apart
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
trunk (of the body); soma
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
family-oriented; familial
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
stir-fry of pork liver and garlic chives
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding