selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
new student; freshman; first-year student
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
one's original intention; one's original purpose; one's original aim
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to leave as is; to ignore
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
same; similar; (just) like; equal