甲 - armor, high (voice), A grade

carapace; shell

thyroid (gland)

A-grade; first-class

Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture)

armoring; armouring; armor; armour

high-pitched; shrill

first and second; A and B

result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit; avail

deck (of a ship)

value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

Kyoto Sangyo University, Kindai University, Konan University and Ryukoku University (group of similarly ranked private universities in the Kansai region)

worth doing; worthwhile; rewarding; satisfying