to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fourth dimension; four dimensions
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
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
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)