poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
joint together; opposite; facing
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
image; figure; figure; form; image
catcher; catcher (person or device)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment