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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

1

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

small; little; tiny

1

subsidiary (company)

2

demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move

1

seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

1

the Two Ise Shrines

5

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

1

sharing; share (on social media); market share

1

to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

3

excuse; explanation

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

1

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

2

reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground

2

business; trade; operations; sales

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

4

comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

dream for the future; hopes for the future

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

1

to die

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

1

both (people)

1

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

2

close; intimate; on good terms

1

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

5

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

4

to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

2

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

3

even now; still; as yet

2

baseball

3

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

1

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

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

1

high-school baseball player

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

1

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

place of employment

1

portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face

1

family structure; family composition; family makeup

1

network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

2

personal information

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

1

telephone number

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