considerably; fairly; quite
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
district; section; sector
exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
individual; private person; personal; private
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) even once; (not) ever
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
beginning; outset; first; onset
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
now that; since; so long as; because
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
considerably; greatly; a lot
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
preference; priority; precedence
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively