scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sphere; counter for balls
practice; practising; experience
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lower portion; base surface; soffit
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to gain a victory; to win
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
table tennis club; ping-pong club
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp