round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
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
first base; first baseman; one fort
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to compete with; to vie for
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
base on balls; walk; pass
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
senior high school student
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to win and advance to the next round
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate