battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
please (give me); please (do for me)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun