small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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
shock therapy; shock treatment
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
tension; mental strain; nervousness
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely