Major 2nd - Episode 15 - Vocabulary

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national convention; national competition; national athletic meet

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indicates direct object of action ; indicates subject of causative expression ; indicates an area traversed ; indicates time (period) over which action takes place ; indicates point of departure or separation of action ; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

目(め)指(ざ)す

| x1 | Rank #1,018

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on ; to go toward; to head for

地(ち)区(く)

| x1 | Rank #5,579

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

予(よ)選(せん)

| x1 | Rank #10,688

preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary

回(かい)戦(せん)

| x2 | Rank #9,976

event with ... rounds, innings, legs, etc. ; nth-round match (in a knockout tournament)

へ

| x4 | Rank #70

to; towards; for

進(すす)む

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to advance; to go forward ; to precede; to go ahead (of) ; to make progress; to improve ; to deepen; to heighten ; to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead ; to do of one's own free will

俺(おれ)たち

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we; us

三船

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Mifune

その

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that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

相(あい)手(て)

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companion; partner; company ; other party; addressee; counterparty ; opponent (sports, etc.)

虹(にじ)

| x1 | Rank #8,671

rainbow

ヶ

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indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

が

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indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

丘(おか)

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hill; height; knoll; rising ground ; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

ビートルズ

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The Beatles

の

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indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

エース

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ace ; ace (of a team); leading player; ace pitcher (in baseball) ; ace; hotshot; top dog; top hand; wunderkind ; ace (serve)

玉城

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Gyokujō ; Tamagi ; Tamagusuku ; Tamashiro ; Tamajiro

ついに

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finally; in the end; at last ; in the end; after all; never (happened)

マウンド

| x1 | Rank #34,471

(pitcher's) mound ; mound

上(あ)がる

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to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised ; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in ; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade ; to get out (of water); to come ashore ; to increase ; to improve; to make progress ; to be promoted; to advance ; to be made (of profit, etc.) ; to occur (esp. of a favourable result) ; to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)

卜部

| x16 | Rank #90,959

Torabe ; Hokube ; Bokube

話(はなし)

| x1 | Rank #90

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

だ

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be; is

と

| x25 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

スローボール

| x8 | Rank #78,513

slow ball

主(しゅ)体(たい)

| x1 | Rank #15,275

main constituent; core; nucleus ; subject

らしい

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seeming ...; appearing ... ; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

は

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indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

ハーフ

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half ; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage ; half (of a game) ; halfback ; 9-hole half (of a round)

スピード

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speed

だった

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was; were

な

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don't ; do ; hey; listen; look; say ; now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know ; wow; ooh ; right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?

って

| x6 | Rank #15

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

て

| x7 | Rank #16

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

何(なん)だっけ

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what is it?

簡(かん)単(たん)に言(い)えば

| x1 | Rank #16,191

simply put; putting it simply; in short

さて

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well; now; then

一(いっ)体(たい)

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth ; one object; one body; unity ; one form; one style ; one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.) ; generally; in general

どんな

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what kind of; what sort of; what ; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any; all

球(きゅう)

| x16 | Rank #5,087

sphere; globe; ball; bulb ; ball; sphere ; counter for pitches

投(な)げる

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to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast ; to give up; to abandon; to throw away ; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

んだ

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

プレイ

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play; recreation ; playing (a sport); play; game ; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance ; play (theatrical performance) ; play ball; starting a match

あっ

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ah; oh ; hey!

おっ

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oh; oops

そ

| x1 | Rank #562

altar of sacrifice

ストライク

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strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)

想(そう)像(ぞう)

| x1 | Rank #894

imagination; supposition; guess

以(い)上(じょう)

| x1 | Rank #332

not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more ; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than ; the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing ; since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... ; that's all; that is the end; the end

に

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at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

でも

| x4 | Rank #31

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

ただ

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ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

遅(おそ)い

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slow ; late ; too late

だけ

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only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone ; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

じゃ

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then; well; so; well then

ねえ

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right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

ね

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right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

か

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indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

あん

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that; those; the

なんで

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why?; what for? ; how?; by what means?

ノーヒットノーラン

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no-hit, no-run game; no-hitter

とか

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and the like; such as; among other things; and so on ; or something; something like; a (certain) ; I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... ; or something; something like; or whatever

しょぼい

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing; gloomy

すぎる

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to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

だろ

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seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope ; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

あの子(こ)

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that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady ; you

体(からだ)

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body ; torso; trunk ; build; physique; frame; figure ; health; constitution

大(おお)きい

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big; large; great ; loud ; extensive; spacious ; important; decisive; valuable ; older; grown up

のに

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although; despite; even though; and yet ; whereas; while ; if only; I wish ; in order to

随(ずい)分(ぶん)

| x1 | Rank #1,316

very; extremely; surprisingly; fairly; quite; considerably; awfully; terribly ; terrible; horrid; contemptible; reprehensible ; remarkable; extraordinary

のんびり

| x1 | Rank #2,711

at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

する

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to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse

あれ

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that; that thing ; that person ; then; that time ; that place (over there) ; down there (i.e. one's genitals) ; period; menses

なら

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if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

点(てん)

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dot; spot; point; speck; mark ; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; score; points ; point (in a game); score; goal; run ; point ; point; aspect; matter; detail; part; respect; way; viewpoint ; (punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point); dot ; "dot" stroke (in a Chinese character) ; counter for points, marks, goals, etc. ; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

くらい

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approximately; about; around; or so ; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least ; as ... as ...; like

すぐに

| x1 | Rank #335

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

返(かえ)す

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to return (something); to restore; to put back ; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn ; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate ; to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back ; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back) ; to do again; to do repeatedly

ん

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yes; yeah; uh huh ; huh?; what? ; not ; 's; of; belonging to ; at (place, time); in; on; during

じゃない

| x10 | Rank #40

is not; am not; are not ; isn't it?

いや

| x3 | Rank #63

disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant ; unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome ; no!; quit it!; stop!

中(ちゅう)途(と)半(はん)端(ぱ)

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed

打(ぶ)ち

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adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently

ごろ

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(approximate) time; around; about; toward ; suitable time (or condition) ; time of year; season

だが

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

あれだけ

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to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

山(やま)なり

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curved; forming the shape of an arch

ミート

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meat

ポイント

| x2 | Rank #2,323

point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; important part ; point; site; spot ; point (in scoring) ; point (in a loyalty program); points ; (percentage) point ; (decimal) point ; switch; points ; point (unit of type measurement) ; point (in a stock index) ; place where many fish gather

小(ちい)さい

| x1 | Rank #755

small; little; tiny ; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small ; low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice) ; unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial ; young; juvenile

かなり

| x1 | Rank #702

considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty

にくい

| x3 | Rank #1,689

difficult to ...; hard to ...

はずだ

| x1 | Rank #548

be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

ウッ

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oof; ough; ulp