ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
single word; a few words; brief comment
penalty; sentence; punishment
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
overall; general; as a whole
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to explain adequately; to be accountable
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
person concerned; interested party; related party
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
brazen (esp. of a woman's behavior); bold; rough; violent; person who eats or entertains without paying; freeloading sightseer
cutting in line; queue jumping
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup