baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
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)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
opposite side; opposition
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
turning to the left; left turn
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
yen (currency of Japan); circle
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
fighting to avenge someone's death; battle of revenge
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)