serious; not joking; straight
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
already; now; no longer; not any more
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to happen to meet; to come across
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
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
family; members of a family
good prospects; full of hope; promising
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)