disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(another's) daughter; young lady
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
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)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
memories; recollections; reminiscence
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be silent; to say nothing
high-school baseball player
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
faking crying; crocodile tears
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
covered with; stained; smeared
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
birthday party; birthday meet-up
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion