handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be transparent; to show through
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to become better; to improve
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to become possible; to become able to (do)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
considerably; greatly; a lot
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
one thin flat object; one sheet
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
usually; under usual circumstances
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)