to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
way; method; means; resource; course
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
school inter-class ball-game competition
finish; end; completion; result
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
modesty; humility; being humble
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
club activities; extracurricular activities
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(some) more; even more; longer; further
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression
dispute; argument; contention
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!