since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
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; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
murder; killing; murderer
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
school song; college song; school anthem
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
step; stride; counter for steps
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to complain; to make a complaint
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
change; alteration; modification
confusion; mixing; merger
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
hey; listen; look here; I say
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)