matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
distress; anguish; mental suffering
voice quality; type of voice
delicious; appetizing; appetising
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
training; drill; practice; discipline
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball
member of a (school) club who does not partake in the club's activities
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to put one's strength into
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
strikeout; (several) vain attempts; failing despite giving one's best
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
one more time; once more; once again
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)