honour; honor; glory; privilege
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
pitch that hits the batter
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
inside track; inside pitch
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
senior high school student
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted