by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
autumn breeze; fall breeze
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to cut corners; to be shoddy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
summer vacation; summer holiday
senior high school student
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
participation; joining; entry; adherence
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
individual match; single game
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
beforehand; in advance; previously
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
considerably; greatly; a lot
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
difficult to ...; hard to ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to apologize; to apologise
failure; mistake; blunder
private affairs; personal matter