people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
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)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
insight; power of observation
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
since; henceforth; ever since
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
action committee; executive committee
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
every year; yearly; annually
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
village festival; autumn festival; harvest festival
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
scale; scope; plan; structure
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to gather; to collect; to assemble
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
it hasn't been long since
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale; energetically touting goods while reducing price bit by bit
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)