head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
excursion; field trip; school trip
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
humanities and sciences; social sciences and hard sciences; context; (line of) reasoning
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
at a stroke; with a single swoop
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number
Shimizu Kentarou (1952.10-)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
the last moment; the very end
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to pile up; to accumulate
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air