5th day of the month; five days
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
hospital food; hospital meals
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
round-robin tournament; round-robin competition
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
foreign; abroad; overseas
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear