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Mr (junior); master; boy

33

hero

1

Hiroki

1

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

1

conclusion

8

to grumble; to gripe; to complain

1

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

5

Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)

6

China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day

3

war; battle; match; game; competition

2

nine; 9

2

May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

1

fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days

1

the last moment; the very end

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

1

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

9

lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

3

last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

1

batting first

1

two outs

2

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

same score; deadlock; tie; draw

1

you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

2

all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

1

double slap in the face (second slap administered by the return motion of the back of the hand)

2

to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

5

attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation

2

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

2

pinch hitter

1

Taihou Yasuaki (1963.11-)

1

home run

2

to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

2

boisterous dance; dancing wildly

1

oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

3

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

match; game; bout; contest

3

to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

5

to doubt one's own eyes

2

Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)

1

mascot

2

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

5

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

8

baseball stadium; ballpark

1

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

2

to wave one's hand

1

player (of a sport); athlete; team member

3