commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
baseball stadium; ballpark
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
second; number two; runner-up
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
pitching duel; pitchers' battle
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
river; stream; River; the ... river
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
National Museum of Nature and Science
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody