prefectural strengths (conditions, resources)
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
win-loss records (between two participants)
high-school baseball player
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to have more losses than wins
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
first championship win (esp. sumo)
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
sex establishment; brothel
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
craving for the limelight
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
wedding ring; wedding band
degeneration; retrogression
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
Saitama (city, prefecture)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
bill (at a restaurant); check
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
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
blunder; slip; error; error
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
separate case; another matter
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to have an erection; to become erect