hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
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
results; record; grades; marks
many; much; plenty; hardly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
sphere; counter for balls
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to have an idea; to have a clue
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
at that time; in those days
tradition; legend; folklore
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
overall victory; championship
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)