rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
sphere; counter for balls
technique; art; skill; move
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
weight training; muscle training
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to step forward; to take a step forward
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
match; game; bout; contest
without; but if; otherwise; or else
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
absence due to illness; sick leave
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing