exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
war; battle; match; game; competition
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
tradition; legend; folklore
final game; final games; the finals
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
in history; ever; historical
pair; the two; both persons; both things
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
match; game; bout; contest
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
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
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
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
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
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
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
theatre; theater; playhouse