clapping and cheering; applause
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to jump at; to be attracted by
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
reading too much into things
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
loss; defeat; counter for losses
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
after school (at the end of the day)
(one's) quota; assignment
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to appear all together; to be all present
countermeasure; counter-measure
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
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
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
dealing with; coping with
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
defeat; loss; reverse; setback