to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
main battery; main armament
blow; shock; strike; batting
platform; home; home base; home plate
minute adjustment; fine tuning
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
probability; likelihood; chances
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
by hook or by crook; by all possible means
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
act of mercy; helping another person
cooperation; collaboration
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
while; even though; despite
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel