bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
complete recovery; healing
close play (esp. in baseball)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
first game; first round (e.g. of a tournament)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
first match (in a series)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
luck in lotteries; luck in raffles
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
veteran; old-timer; experienced person
pitching strength (of a team)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (of a zipper); slider (sandwich)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
heavy hitter; power hitter; slugger
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
batting order; batting line-up
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
another thing; exception; special case