interval; step; pitch; key
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
moment; brief space of time
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
volunteer activities; volunteerism
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
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
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
example; illustration; precedent
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
one's post; place of work; workplace
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
interview (e.g. for a job)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
wages; pay; rental payment