to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
taking the mound; pitching a game
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
results; record; grades; marks
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
batter's box; one's turn at bat
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
pitch that hits the batter
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to establish; to formulate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age