heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
going to and fro; back and forth
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
short skirt for playing tennis, etc.; skort; shorts with an attached skirt-like flap
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
personality; style; appearance
item; something that one "just has to have"
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness