labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
leaving everything up to someone else
trailing; chasing after; imitation; imitating; clinginess (in babies, toddlers)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
things to note; matters that require attention; important points; considerations; precautions; suggestions
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
pupil; student; schoolchild
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
otherwise; if not; or else
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
self-torturing; masochistic
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
water supply; supplied water; water refill
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
retention; maintenance; preservation
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying