to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
base on balls; walk; pass
main battery; main armament
three; three years of age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
senior high school; high school
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