pitching ability; counter for pitches
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
few decades; many decades; several decades
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
viewing as a problem; problematizing
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
sequel; later development
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
small number; few; minority
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
choosing between two things; two choices
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
hospitalization; hospitalisation
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
distant; remote; isolated
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
every evening; night after night
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to be eloquent; to have a way with words