here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
educational institution; school; academy; campus
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; numerous; various; large number of
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
how; in what way; how about
to fight against; to oppose; to face
don't you think?; indicates question
notice; attention; observation
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
catcher; catcher (person or device)
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
called; known as; that; to say
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
batter's box; one's turn at bat
continuation; succession; series; continuous
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
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)