to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
card (with a message written on it)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
offender; criminal; culprit
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
finger flick to the forehead
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
feeling; sense; impression
intuition; instinct; hunch
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key