base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
spring water; clear (pure) water
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene