exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
Saitama (city, prefecture)
blow; shock; strike; batting
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
declaration; proclamation; announcement
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to have a talk; to tell a story
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
safe; vault; storage cabinet
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to smash; to break into pieces
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to revere; to respect; to worship
treasure; treasured item; prized possession