in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
central part; heart (of a city)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
pankration (ancient Greek martial art)
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
open every day of the year
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
match; game; bout; contest
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
skill learned in one's former days; using one's experience from the past
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
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
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
incessant working; working non-stop
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
distrust; unjust suspicion
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with