straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
acceleration; speeding up
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to have a talk; to tell a story
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
way (of doing); manner; method; means
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in