hitting a ball; batting; stroke
all together; in a body; en masse; all alike
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
you (plural); all of you; you all
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to muster one's courage; to resolve oneself; to ready oneself for what is to come
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
postwar period; period after Second World War
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(one) letter; (one) character
correction; looking over; touching up
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
seats reserved for guests