ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to put one's hand on; to touch
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
tens of thousands of years
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to hand over; to surrender
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
phantom; vision; illusion
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
public telephone; pay phone
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway