substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
general idea; concept; notion
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
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
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
batter's box; one's turn at bat
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to be muddy; to be slushy
to call together; to convene
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from