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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; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)

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to; towards; for

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last chance

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summer

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that; the matter in question

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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towel

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thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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captain

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preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election

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to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

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lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

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notice; notification

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ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

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train; electric train

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(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock

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fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch

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ten minutes

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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was; were

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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Uesugi

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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cheer; shout of joy

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

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so much; so; like that

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Tatsuya

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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sorry; excuse me; thank you

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Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)

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exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though

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surely; certainly

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shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming

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blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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