boy; son; baby boy; young man
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
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
being very busy; busyness
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
coming and going; commuting
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
teacher; instructor; professor
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
mission; delegation; transmission
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to get a (driver's) license
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
be (that) as it may; having said that
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case