as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
high-school baseball player
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
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
something; something or other; something something
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be found; to be discovered
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
such; this sort of; like this
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity