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
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
high-school baseball player
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
binoculars; field glasses
drone; unmanned aircraft; drone
abuse; misuse; perversion
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
personification; anthropomorphization
(arch.) kariginu (informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards); (during the Edo period) patterned kariginu
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
hook (high point of a song); chorus
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
(electric) torch; flashlight
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
tear gas defense spray (e.g. mace, pepper)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
hostility; antagonism; opposition
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to affect; to impact; to influence
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to spend time (on doing something)
actor; actress; player; performer
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)