or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
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
I see; that's right; indeed
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
Chinese noodles (esp. ramen)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
door; gate; opening; title page
because of; owing to; due to
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
beyond that point; after that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker