or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
until now; so far; up to the present
how; in what way; by what means
fund-raising; fund collecting
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
back street; back alley; off-street
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
two persons; two people; pair; couple
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
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
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy