pitching ability; counter for pitches
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
sisterly love; affection between sisters
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
other than; excluding; without
to freeze; to refrigerate
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
staying behind; remaining; residual
famous sword; excellent sword
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
Gashadokuro; mythical giant skeleton monster
extremely dangerous; full of peril
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy