to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
proposal; proposition; suggestion
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to squeeze out; to wring out
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
failure; mistake; blunder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe