hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
double; two-fold; two layers; diplo-; dipl-
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to knock down; to knock out
else; in addition; besides
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
from now; from this moment; henceforth
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back