moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
closing credits (film, TV); end credits
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
laughing embarrassedly and sticking out one's tongue
to smash violently; to crush
south entrance; south exit
point spread; point difference
profiting while others fight
being the runner-up; finishing second
a little; a bit; slightly
to win and advance to the next round
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
troubled times; turbulent times
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
wrong; different; not like that
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
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
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
heading; headline; index; headword
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
than; other than; except; but
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
draw (in competition); tie game
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way