centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to become possible; to become able to (do)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
I see; that's right; indeed
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
suffix for familiar person
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
stairs; stairway; staircase
looking away; looking aside
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
school of one's (first, second) choice
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
future (usually near); prospects
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
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting