national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
I see; that's right; indeed
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
door; gate; opening; title page
because of; owing to; due to
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
beyond that point; after that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
the whole school; all the schools
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)