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
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tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
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dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
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saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
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