Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
towering; astonishingly high
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
victim; injured party; sufferer
curse; spell; malediction
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
either way; in any case; one way or another
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
again; once again; yet again
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
regular; standard; regular player (on a team); regular guest (on a TV show); regular (gasoline)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
batter's box; one's turn at bat
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to knock out (e.g. a homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out