ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
first base; first baseman; one fort
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
base on balls; walk; pass
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
sphere; counter for balls
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
comfort; consolation; diversion
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
beginning; outset; first; onset
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
suffix for familiar person
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pitch that hits the batter
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
strikeout; strike out; fanning out
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she