to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
selection; choice; picking out
very; much; greatly; a lot of
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
narrow margin; slim margin
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
regulation; adjustment; control
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
nausea; sickness in the stomach
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
second; number two; runner-up
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...