to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
high-school baseball player
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
senior high school; high school
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
after that; afterwards; thereafter
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
feeling; sense; impression
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
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
home area; home town; local
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)