joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
notice; attention; observation
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
nothing but; except; no more than
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
world's first; first in the world
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
meditation; contemplation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to unfold; to unroll; to open
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to name; to call; to christen; to term
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
technical skill; ability; capacity
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
offender; criminal; culprit
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently