consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
if so; in that case; in that situation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
fine weather; fair weather
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
one school; the whole school; one proofreading; first proof
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
senior high school; high school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
to need; to demand; to take; to require
(legally) incorporated educational institution
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)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
school; proofreading; proof
major leaguer; major league player
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety