official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
baseball player; ballplayer
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
emperor (of Japan); mikado
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
overall victory; championship
feeling; sense; impression
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous