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)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stare back (at); to glare back
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
to break a dam; to burst out
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
star (actor, athlete, etc.); celebrity; star (symbol); asterisk; (celestial) star
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
pride; dignity; self-worth
from the beginning; from scratch
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
catcher; catcher (person or device)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
one's whole heart; everything one feels
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
second (unit of time); arc second
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
speaking of ...; as for ...
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency