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
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
such a thing; something like that
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
parking area for bicycles
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to live; to make a living; to get on with
for example; for instance; e.g.
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
bygones; the past; past event
interference; meddling; butting in
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
had better ...; had better not ...
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
what do you want?; can I help you?
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)