valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
a little bit; a little while
in that manner; like that
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
putting into operation; invocation
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
light; right; right field; right fielder
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
skating rink; ice surface; silver plate
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
retreating figure; appearance from behind
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to leave behind (cargo, passengers, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
batting practice facility; batting practice center; batting cage
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)