pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
godparent; first person to give something its name
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
out of character; unlike one
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to thrust before; to thrust at
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
major leaguer; major league player
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
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