shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
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
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
inside one's heart; in one's mind
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
hotcake; (American) pancake
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
certainly; surely; definitely
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
knowing; (an) acquaintance
senior high school; high school
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
somehow; for some reason or other
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
modesty; humility; being humble
great difference; major mistake
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict