bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
pitch that hits the batter
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
opposite lane; oncoming lane; opposite side of the road
while being out of the office or away from home
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
every month; each month; monthly
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
in the mountains; among the mountains
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
open; public; official; overt
shipping company; freight company; transport company
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
worst; poor and boring; uncool
living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
shop; small store; business; firm
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
whole story; full picture; full particulars