growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
to not take seriously; to take lightly
passing the ball; exchanging passes; passing back and forth
running as fast as one can
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
stirring; rousing oneself
cooperation; coordination; link
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
belligerence; fighting spirit
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
lay-up (in basketball and golf); layup
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to throw into; to toss into
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine