skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to care for someone; to look after someone
orphan; person without friends
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
training (esp. in-service); induction course
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
armed forces; military; troops