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
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
several years; a few years
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
journal; magazine; periodical
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to make merry; to be festive
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
very likely; very probable
whole school; the first proof; one proofreading
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant