thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(not) even once; (not) ever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
such; this sort of; like this
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
will not do; do not; does not
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent