preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
magazine; journal; periodical
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
but; however; provided that
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
in order; in turn; one by one
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
beanbags; jackstones; cueball
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
man; male; masculine gender
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over