colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
match; game; bout; contest
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
number of times; frequency; count
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
match (for lighting a fire)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
street at night; making a night journey
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu