boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to become desperate; to give way to despair
just because; even if; even though
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(social) position; status
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
father; dad; husband; you; he
as a child; when one was a child
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
gifted education; special education for gifted children
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
how long; how much; to what extent
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
directly; in person; firsthand
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
pair; the two; both persons; both things
omniscience (of a buddha)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
dull sound; muffled sound
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing