to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
to be main; to be principal; to be important
beginning; opening; start; outset
(point of) similarity; resemblance
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
time limit; time restriction
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
bygones; the past; past event
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
promising without due consideration
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
riding fast; driving a horse fast
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
force (bulldoze) one's way through
making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
observer; watchman; lifeguard
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
succeeding; following; trailing; next