jpdb beta

village

1

not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

same generation; one's generation

1

rival; competitor; competition

1

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

1

weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful

1

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; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)

3

(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

4

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

3

to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

1

joining a club

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baseball

5

course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit

2

soccer; (association) football; seersucker

14

inter-scholastic athletics competition

1

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

1

we; us; I; me

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)

1

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

1

regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

1

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

1

reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating

1

with a start; with a jump

1

to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

1

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

1

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

to understand each other

1

foreign matter; impurities

1

antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

1

reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

4

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

2

temporary; transitory; short-lived

1

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

relation; relationship

1

happy

2

hereabouts; around there; that area

2

Uemura

8

juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord

2

as if; as though

3

to make eye contact

1

sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)

4

to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is

1

certainly; surely

1

sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug

1