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; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
the sun; Sol; providence; heaven; god
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
getting home; crossing home plate; scoring
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be talented; to be able
I appreciate your efforts
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; eye poke (in combat sports); eye-gouging
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit (e.g. grounder); weak
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
space; interval; space character; whitespace
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)
good performance; good work; great success
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
comfort; consolation; diversion
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki