batting (baseball, cricket, etc.)
short squeeze; loss-cutting of short positions
raked gravel waves (in a rock garden); ripple mark
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
to cleave; to saw through; to hack apart
after the decimal point; below the decimal; of no account; beneath one's notice
yellow and white; gold and silver; bribery; corruption
annexation; merger; swallowing up
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
to worry; to fret; to be anxious
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
keeping soil in good condition
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
murder of one's master; murderer of his master
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
multiplier; multiplier factor
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
fundamental idea; basic concept
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
mistress; kept woman; (lit.) No. 2
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill