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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

2

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

1

with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor

1

strikeout; strike out; fanning out

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

2

future (usually near); prospects

2

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

2

hero

2

that; those; the

9

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

father; dad; husband; you; he

1

to get drunk

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

to occur; to happen

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

9

bride

1

who

1

how; in what way; how about

4

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

3

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

3

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

1

how many times?

1

there, there

1

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

2

application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

1

huh?; what's up?

4

normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

2

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

5

unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

1

test period; exam period; examination time

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