standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
interior; inside; internal
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
etc.; et cetera; and so on
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
two colours; two varieties; two types
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
tama-ire; game in which two teams throw as many balls as possible into a basket atop a high pole (usu. played at school sports festivals)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to return a punch; to strike back; to hit (the ball) straight back; to plow up; to plough up; to renovate (cotton fabric)
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
not caring; not giving a damn
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
imposing stance; daunting pose
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
crying from vexation; tears of regret
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like