this country; our country
debut; opening; first public exhibition
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
serious reply (response) (e.g. in 2ch threads)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
breath of fresh air; cool (refreshing) breeze
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
emotional wall; internal barrier
negation; denial; negative
empty lot; vacant plot of land
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
origin; promotion; originator; promoter
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
great laughter; burst of laughter
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
double; twice (as much); twofold
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to dance; to perform dance steps
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
going to the United States
gray zone; grey zone; gray area