to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
physical education; PE; gym (class)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
within; inside of; less than
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
platform; home; home base; home plate
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
open field; empty lot; plain
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
VIP; very important person
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake