kendama; Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
(giving) instruction; initiation
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be born; to come into the world
being adopted into the family of one's bride
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to taste; to savor; to relish
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
to press a question; to cross-examine
perception; sensing; noticing
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
changeup; unexpectedly slow pitch designed to deceive the batter
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity