baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
new student; freshman; first-year student
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
severe criticism; damnation
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
burning at the stake; burning to death
rain or shine; no postponement for rain
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
paragraph; end; stopping place; conclusion
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
putting into operation; invocation
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later