to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
dealing with; coping with
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
catcher; catcher (person or device)
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)
two times; twice; two degrees
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
pro baseball team; professional baseball team
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
cancellation of a contract
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in