striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
sudden death; sudden-death (playoff); golden goal playoff
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
on the sea; surface of the sea
Seto Oohashi; Great Seto Bridge
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
way out; means to escape; escape route
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
individualist; egoist; selfish person
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
divide into four pieces; one fourth
seventh day of the month; seven days
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
the same kind; accomplice; partner
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
accumulation; accumulate; store
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
using together (jointly); used at the same time
devoted; self-sacrificing
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
(only) one option; one possible choice
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period