Vocabulary

growing pains

playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task

holiday home; country retreat

round tower

muixeranga

spring board; vaulting board; takeoff board

gymnastics wheel; gym wheel; German wheel

leaf spring; plate spring

Reuther springboard

middle-distance running

relay race

individual medley (swimming)

open water swimming

individual combined (gymnastics)

team combined (gymnastics)

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

don't bother the Buddha, give no heed to God

openly; in public; without caring what others think

hatchet

plastic case

tragic hero

(dental) plaque

years (since the start of an era)

softball

leaving the base

wave dash (punctuation); tilde

gymnastics wheel; gym wheel; German wheel

day of disgrace (in Okinawa; April 28, after the day in 1952 in which the US occupation of mainland Japan, but not Okinawa, ended)

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)

I; me

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