recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
summertime; summer season
taking the mound; pitching a game
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
chanko; fish, meat, and vegetable stew traditionally served to wrestlers
pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder
food (esp. chicken and vegetables) boiled in plain water (or sometimes dashi, etc.) and served with dipping sauce (esp. ponzu)
in the end; on top of that
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
nonsensical or offensive reply (on Twitter)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe