this world; this life; world of the living
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to iron; to do the ironing
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
hostility; animosity; enmity
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
discovery; detection; finding
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
interruption; suspension; break
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
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
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
Hanshin Tigers (Japanese pro baseball team)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization