good pitch (to hit); easy pitch
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
curved; forming the shape of an arch
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
in search of; in order to look for
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
lost; loss; to lose (something)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to strangle; to constrict
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
thrift; economy; frugality
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
place for relaxation and refreshment
frequency (of occurrence)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
period of youth; while young
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally