skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
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
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in that way; like that; that way
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
senior high school; high school
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be silent; to say nothing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to press a question; to cross-examine