play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
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
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to rush over; to run up to
to jump at; to be attracted by
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
sports ground; sports oval
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts