even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
business; trade; operations; sales
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
dream for the future; hopes for the future
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
close; intimate; on good terms
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
high-school baseball player
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
family structure; family composition; family makeup
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to collect; to assemble; to gather