head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
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
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
hostility; animosity; enmity
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
first meeting; first interview with
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
incident; affair; happening; event
give-and-take; give and take
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
generation; the world; the age
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
ornamental ridge-end tile
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
common (of objects, abstract things); usual
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to be lacking in options; to be too few
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game