cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
after school (at the end of the day)
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
randoseru; firm-sided leather (or synthetic leather) backpack used by elementary school children
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
baseball player; ballplayer
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to make all of uniform height
curiosity; inquisitiveness
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to sit down; to take a seat
at first; in the beginning; originally
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
stealthily; secretly; in secret