safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
base on balls; walk; pass
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(for the) first time in one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
draw (in competition); tie game
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
principal occupation; core business
soccer club (at a school); football club
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
senior high school; high school
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point