selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
regular course (of study); regular program; this course; this department
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
is that so?; I see; right; oh
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
technical official; technical officer
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
really; truly; indeed; good grief
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
for this very reason; that is exactly why
beginning; outset; first; onset
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)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
end; close; conclusion; termination
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way