spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
overall victory; championship
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
senior high school; high school
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
undisputed; entirely; perfect
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
while; during; while; although; all; both
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
some people; a few people; several people
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all