baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to be softened; to calm down
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
no, not like that (but like this)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely