matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
according to plan; as planned; on target
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
full throttle; full power
ice crust; ice rind; ice shell
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
overhand throw; overhand pitch; overhand delivery
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
amateur baseball; sandlot baseball
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
feverish feeling; warm sensation (due to an illness)
inspection; examination; survey
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
pneumothorax; collapsed lung; artificial pneumothorax; collapse therapy (for tuberculosis)
lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
round; spherical; circular
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness