ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
round shape; circle; circular form
globular shape; spherical shape
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
indie (artist, film, record label, etc.); independent production; independent company; independent publisher
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
black ball; black, round sigil; pupil; black candy
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to be hot on a person's heels
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
firing line; caustic curve
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
shallowish; somewhat shallow; on the shallow side; rather shallow
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to pile up; to accumulate
perception; sensation; awareness
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to spring at; to leap upon
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual