futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to ascend; to go up; to climb
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
time; hour; period; class
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
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
justification; rationalization
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo