selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
secrecy; highly classified information
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
number one; first; best; most; game; round
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
legend; folklore; tradition
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
family; relatives; dependents; household
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop