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)
home area; home town; local
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
one's family; family member
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
defense; defence; protection
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
intercept; interception; counter-attack
battlefield; battleground
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
signature pose; trademark pose
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest