hey there; I say; see here
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
match; game; bout; contest
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
back screen (esp. hitter's background in center field)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)