bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
standard equipment; standard feature
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
civilized person; civilized people
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to take a breath; to take a short rest
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
transactions; dealings; business
to have a talk; to tell a story
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to repeat; to do something over again
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to perceive; to understand
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to subsist; to keep on living
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple