abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
pair; the two; both persons; both things
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
time around sunset; early evening
the other day; a few days ago
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
bet; wager; stake; gamble
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
sympathy; compassion; pity
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
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
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
chance (of success); odds
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...