to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to revere; to respect; to worship
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
just a handful; only a small number (of)
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
to smash; to break into pieces
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
safe; vault; storage cabinet
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to have a talk; to tell a story
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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
blow; shock; strike; batting
Saitama (city, prefecture)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect