hitting a ball; batting; stroke
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
to have a smattering knowledge of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
homeroom; form room; form class
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
established practice; custom
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
calamity; misfortune; disaster
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to be conspicuous; to stand out
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
transfer student; student changing schools
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
last week; the week before
prototype model; experimental machine
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
distinction; differentiation; classification