slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
(for the) first time in one's life
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
play ball!; starting a match (of baseball, tennis, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
draw (in competition); tie game
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
principal occupation; core business
soccer club (at a school); football club
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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
senior high school; high school
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not