cheering group; cheering squad
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
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
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
notice; attention; observation
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
district; section; sector
first match (in a series)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
pitching ability; counter for pitches
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to gather; to collect; to assemble
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
please (give me); please (do for me)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work