selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
100,000; hundred thousand
stranger; tramp; wanderer
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
the people; citizens; the populace
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
research institute; (research) laboratory
construction; establishment
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
had better ...; had better not ...
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
progress; advance; improvement; development
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
literally; to the letter; literal