tenth day of the month; ten days
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
breakwater; seawall; bulwark; mole; narrow stone structure for breaking incoming waves and loading goods on and off ships
sun; saint; San (people); son
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
training; practice; workout
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
much less; to say nothing of
untouched; unrestrained; unscathed
just because; even if; even though
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
environment; circumstance
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
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
recreation; diversion; relaxation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
since when; from when; how long
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
criticism; critique; review; commentary