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)
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
study; pursuit of knowledge
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
male instincts; male frivolity
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to dye; to colour; to color
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to have a rumor circulating
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
baseball ground; baseball field; baseball stadium; ballpark
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
sports ground; playing field; playground