seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
taking the field first, thus batting second
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to complain; to make a complaint
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
pistol; handgun; revolver
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
how; in what way; by what means
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to slide into; to slip into
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
perfect; complete; flawless
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)