wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
seeing off and meeting on return
walking around at night; night travel; night train
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
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; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
summer vacation; summer holiday
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
severe; strict; tough; hard
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
question; inquiry; enquiry
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
reproachful; hateful; bitter
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide