to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
fast approach; quick intimacy
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
(carved) statue; sculpture
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
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)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to fight to the bitter end
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
echo; echo; ultrasound (scan); Echo
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
countenance; features; looks
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other