special training; intensive training; crash course
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
minimum; at the very least
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
blow; shock; strike; batting
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
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
and yet; though; when; in spite of
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
second (unit of time); arc second
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
underhand throw; underhand pitch; underhand delivery; submarine pitch
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
of course; certainly; naturally
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
club activities; extracurricular activities
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling