to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
great player; star player
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
it's been a long time; long time no see
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to say; to be called; to do
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to apologize; to apologise
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is not (like that) either
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
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
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for