(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
consecutive victories; series of victories; winning streak
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
close; intimate; on good terms
mental; spiritual; emotional
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
if you do this; if this is the case
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
results; record; grades; marks
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
alternately; by turns; in turn; one after the other
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
win-loss records (between two participants)
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
that's a different matter; that's a different story