Vocabulary

Krav Maga

beach soccer; beach football; beasal

regulation baseball (as opposed to the variety played with a rubber ball)

lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base

lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base

privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

hatchet

plastic case

(dental) plaque

years (since the start of an era)

softball

leaving the base

wave dash (punctuation); tilde

gymnastics wheel; gym wheel; German wheel

match where the umpire disqualifies the coach and one player after the player has done something dangerous (such as hit by pitch; to prevent retaliation by the opposing team)

satchel charge

privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store

lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

early frost

bee plant; honey plant

pula (currency of Botswana)

ecotone

menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards

letter of pardon

letter of pardon

cosplay dance party

cosplay dance party

fluid ounce

cannibals; cannibal tribe

helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop

kneehole desk

silk brocade eggs; nishiki tamago; sweet steamed layered egg cake

mixed doubles

thin person; skinny person

enemy ship; enemy vessel

shield shape

centre of a prefecture; heart of a prefecture

express dispatch; urgent correspondence

ultramarathon

silent letter