worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
midwinter; dead of winter
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
mountain range; mountain belt
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
excretion; discharge; excrement
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to perceive; to understand
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
orthopaedic surgeon; plastic surgeon
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
and so; therefore; for that reason
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet