dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to become better; to improve
pointing out; identification
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
not caring; not giving a damn
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
one's repertoire of pitches; balls at hand (in pachinko)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to not take seriously; to take lightly
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
invitation; introduction; temptation
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"