to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
(conductor's) baton; beat; measure
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
left side (of an equation, expression, etc.); LHS; left side (go, chess, othello board)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
according to plan; as planned; on target
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
standing in a group; standing up in unison
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
leading person; foremost figure
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
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)
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
hostility; animosity; enmity
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
first meeting; first interview with
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love