to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
to establish; to formulate
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
to change the position of
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to devour; to bite to death
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
insatiable; untiring; persistent
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
locust plague; damage to crops by grasshoppers
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)