to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
not counting (as anything significant)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
middle of the night; dead of night
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
at the last moment; this late in the game
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
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
hair (on the head); tresses; locks
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
how; in what way; by what means
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty