satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
how long; how far; how much
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to eat too much; to overeat