to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
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
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
first match (in a series)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold