spot; point; place; position
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
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
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
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
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)
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 stay indoors; to be confined indoors
crying from vexation; tears of regret
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
defense; defence; fielding
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate