ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to feel; to sense; to experience
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
the same; the said; likewise
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon