to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to score points with (a person)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
very important person; super star; super big shot
about; concerning; related to; -ish
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
no!; no no!; no, not at all
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
speech; expression; wording; language
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
(distinction of) sex; gender
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
basis for decision; evidence for judging
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
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)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
school of one's (first, second) choice