selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
imagination; supposition; guess
while; even though; despite
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally