needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
counter for books; volume
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
depiction; description; portrayal
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
more than anything; above all else
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
point in common; common feature
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
notice; notification; report; posting
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
club activities; extracurricular activities
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
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
report; notification; registration
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
glove (esp. sports); globe
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse