ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
scene; sight; scenario; setting
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
action; operation; effect; function
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get strong; to gain strength
pressure; oppression; suppression
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
pursuer; pursuing party; posse