hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to face; to go towards; to head towards
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...