knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
call; summons; convening; convocation
another day; some other day
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to grumble; to make difficulties
all night; throughout the night
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
waiting for the traffic lights to change
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind