special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
first; first base; first baseman; fast
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
I see; that's right; indeed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
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
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
senior high school; high school
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary