substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
intimidation; threat; bluster
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
different opinion; objection
pescatore (used in reference to Italian dishes with seafood)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
sour look; surly face; pout
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
house; dwelling; human habitation
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
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
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
sphere; counter for balls
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication