true state; actual condition; reality
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to eat up; to consume (completely)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
abusive language; violent language; wild words
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
declaration of war; proclamation of war
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
longing for others; wanting company
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
five (long cylindrical things)
method of treatment; cure; remedy
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby