cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
baseball player; ballplayer
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
program (e.g. TV); programme
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
professional player (sports); pro
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
Samurai Japan (national baseball team)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
future (usually near); prospects
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
good prospects; full of hope; promising
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)