knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
great hurry; great haste; rush
external wound; (physical) trauma
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
even though; despite; when
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
way; method; means; resource; course