preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
results; record; grades; marks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
life; living; I; me; student
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be needed; to be wanted
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
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
in that way; thus; so; so?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be conspicuous; to stand out
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
person who avoids others; social outcast
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention