boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to tower above; to stand out
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
baseball player; ballplayer
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
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
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
war; battle; match; game; competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
match; game; bout; contest
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
impossible; unlikely; improbable
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
journal; magazine; periodical
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any